Russia’s Sole Aircraft Carrier May Be Cursed Unlike modern carriers that are powered by nuclear energy, Kuznetsov runs on a goopy, tar-like substance called mazut. During the Cold War, this fuel ...

On paper, the Admiral Kuznetsov isn't necessarily a bad ship, though it's not truly comparable to an American aircraft carrier. Still, the Admiral Kuznetsov displaces 55,000 tons of seawater ...

The carrier returned from a mission in the Mediterranean last year where Russia is supporting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was damaged ...