Kiev Class Aircraft Carrier - Ships

Ships

  • Kiev (1975–1993) Sold to China
  • Minsk (1978–1993) Sold to Korea → China
  • Novorossiysk (1982–1993) Sold to Korea (scrapped)
  • Baku (1987–1991), Admiral Gorshkov (1991-1995), now Vikramaditya (Entering Indian service in 2012)

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