A grueling land war with Ukraine may have finally sunk Russia's last carrier. But maybe if Ukraine struck Kuznetsov with a couple long-range drones and did a victory dance over the success, Putin would reflexively pour money into the hulk.
A report in the pro-Kremlin media suggests that the troubled effort to return the Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, to operational service will be terminated. Overhaul and modernization work on the Cold War-era flattop began almost eight years ago but has apparently been abandoned some time ago.
I've been thrilled with Russia's refusal to grapple with naval reality by rejecting the gift from God who tried to lift the burden of that wreck with a flight deck up on cement blocks called Kuznestsov:
Will Russia waste even more money to fix this smoking tenement with a flight deck despite God reaching out his hand against that POS white elephant?
God, I hope so! Fixing that ship is such a waste of resources that I can't believe Russians bother with the ship.
But truth be told, the ship was put on a death watch a while ago. The carrier lost its planes to the land war. And then its sailors.
But as long as the hull sits there I dare to have hope. Save that symbol of past Soviet greatness! Hell, build bigger ones and build more! Putin deserves them to lead Russia back to a globally feared navy!
And he'd look fabulous standing next to one! Putin, let the fleet flow through you!
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