Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruisers were once the largest and fastest surface vessels on Earth—feared symbols of Cold War naval power. Now, only the Admiral Nakhimov remains. -After two decades of ...

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 ...