Back in Action? Key Point: Though the Admiral Nakhimov’s two nuclear reactors have been recently reactivated, it might be ...

What You Need to Know: The Russian Navy’s decision not to modernize the Pyotr Veliky, one of two remaining Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, underscores the vessel's diminishing value.

There has been repeated speculation that the Russian Navy’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov could finally return to service later this year after a decades-long refit. Last month ...