The expert called the repair of the Peter the Great cruiser inappropriate

The repair of the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great is impractical, it is better to build new ships with these funds. This opinion was expressed by the former commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergey Avakyants, in an interview with Izvestia.

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The ship's long-term repairs are almost complete, and it may soon return to the Navy.

"The idea of building heavy nuclear—powered cruisers is an absolutely unjustified cost-efficiency ratio. I was generally against spending on the repair of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser. Moreover, in no case should you spend money on Peter the Great," he stressed.

According to Avakyants, it would be much more effective to direct these funds to the construction of several modern ships of the ocean zone, which would be equipped with modern weapons and which would be much more useful at sea.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

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