Russia's only aircraft carrier, which is currently undergoing repairs and is scheduled to resume operations in a few months, has experienced numerous incidents and accidents. Now, Russia's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has caught fire.
Just a few months before it was scheduled to sail again after extensive repairs, Russia's sole aircraft carrier caught fire.
According to Alexei Rakhmanov, chairman of the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the Admiral Kuznetsov caught fire as it was about to be returned to the Russian navy following years of repairs.
“There has been a little problem during repairs,” Mr Rakhmanov said. “The blaze has been put out. All fire alarms worked normally. There are no casualties or damage.”
As reported by the Tass media outlet, about 20 individuals were rescued from the vessel that caught on fire at the drydock in the Arctic city of Murmansk early on Thursday morning.
Images of the cruiser that were posted on social m...