Event Brief
Russia’s Kirov battlecruisers face scrapping and retirement
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM ET
Summary: Russia scrapped two Soviet-era Kirov-class battlecruisers and is left with one after a long rebuild.
WHO: Russia
WHAT: Two Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are being scrapped, one faces retirement, and one is emerging from a quarter-century rebuild.
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
WHERE: Russia
WHY: The Kirov-class battlecruisers are reaching end-of-service status, with two scrapped and the remaining ship undergoing a long rebuild.
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