
A 28,000-Ton Strategic Gamble: Russia's Admiral Nakhimov Spent Nearly 30 Years in Refit — and Could Still Fall to Cheap Drones and Missiles
Russia has spent nearly three decades modernizing the Admiral Nakhimov, a Kirov-class battlecruiser, equipping it with over 170 vertical launch cells capable of firing Kalibr, Oniks, and Zircon missiles. Yet the Ukraine war has demonstrated that low-cost drones and anti-ship missiles can inflict devastating losses on expensive warships, casting serious doubt on the strategic value of this 28,000-ton giant.
Source: 19FortyFive Defense Tech










