[Regnum] Repairs to the Northern Fleet's nuclear cruiser Pyotr Velikiy may be deemed impractical. Vladimir Maltsev, head of the All-Russian Movement in Support of the Fleet, announced this on October 30 at the All-Russian Forum "330 Years of the Russian Fleet."
"The commission has already made a preliminary decision; the final decision has not yet been announced—the cruiser cannot be restored," TASS quotes Maltsev as saying.
According to him, the cruiser has accumulated a certain level of wear and tear. Modernization is necessary to ensure it can continue its missions.
Maltsev added that the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruisers of Project 1144 Orlan, which include the Pyotr Velikiy, are among the most successful projects in the history of both Soviet and global shipbuilding.
"There's nothing better than them today. Of the nuclear-powered submarines, the Admiral Nakhimov remains," Maltsev added.
A naval source reported that the cruiser Pyotr Velikiy may be decommissioned in 2023. Experience with the repair and modernization of the sister ship, the Admiral Nakhimov, has shown that this is very costly, the source added.
In the summer of 2026, Admiral Nakhimov underwent final trials after a major modernization.