The vessel is the flagship of Russia's Northern Fleet, but it is also the only aircraft carrier Putin's navy has.

Poland's scrambling of aircraft comes amid heightened tensions across the alliance's eastern flank over Russia's aggression. It follows another NATO member, Romania, announcing it would implement an Iron Dome defense system similar to that used by Israel.

Russia launched its largest drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russia is considering retiring and scrapping its sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, after years of troubled refits and accidents. Officials are discussing abandoning the warship due to mechanical failures,

The modernization and repair work on Russia's only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been ongoing since 2017, was suspended some time ago, and the Russian Ministry of Defense may decide not to resume it.

Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as

During another night of intense airstrikes, Ukraine relied on its dwindling supplies of air defense munitions to shoot down Russian drones and missiles.