Event Brief
Soviet carrier Ulyanovsk scrapped after 40% completion
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk was about 40% complete at the Black Sea Shipyard in Mykolaiv when the USSR collapsed in 1991. Designed with four KN-3 reactors and a 68-aircraft air wing, it was declined by Russia to be finished, could not be afforded by Ukraine, and was scrapped in 1992.
WHO: Russia and Ukraine
WHAT: The Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk, 40% complete, was scrapped after Russia declined to finish it and Ukraine could not afford to complete it.
WHEN: 2026
WHERE: Black Sea Shipyard, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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