The Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, which is scheduled to be overhauled and returned to active service by the end of 2022, is likely to be postponed indefinitely due to various uncertainties, in other words, the Russian Navy will still not have an aircraft carrier available in the near future. In an interview with the media, Alexei Rakhmanov, president of Russia's United Shipbuilding Group, said that the Kuznetsov, the Russian Navy's only aircraft carrier in service, will be delayed until after 2023 due to an increase in overhaul projects and upgrade tasks.

Rakhmanov said the original plan was to renew and repair only one gas turbine unit on the Kuznetsov, but during the repair process it was discovered that all four gas turbine units in the carrier's power system needed to be repaired and replaced, and that this work alone would take 10 to 11 months to complete. It is reported that almost all four gas boilers used to generate power were scrapped due to misuse. In addition, the runway on the deck of the aircraft carrier, which is used for landing and taking off the aircraft, has collapsed in many places, and replacing and repairing the runway is an extremely complicated and tedious task, which is not only time-consuming and costly, but also requires a high level of technical requirements.

The Kuznetsov, an aircraft carrier that has been under repair for several years, is an unfortunate fate. "Every time the Kuznetsov has gone to sea since it was commissioned, it has had to be accompanied by two large, powerful tugs, in addition to the frigates it is equipped with, in case of accidents. It was not uncommon to see the Kuznetsov struggling with black smoke and being dragged back to base by large tugboats, but in spite of this, the Russian army had the courage to send the Kuznetsov to the war-torn Middle East to take part in the war, and then it went straight into the repair yard of the Russian United Shipbuilding Group, where it is still She is still lying motionless in the dock.

In December 2019, a fire broke out on the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, which was undergoing repairs at the Murmansk shipyard, killing two people and injuring 14 others to varying degrees. The Russian army's shipbuilding experts said that the four gas boilers on the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, which were almost scrapped, were "worn out" when returning from the Middle East, and that the runway had collapsed in several places, which was also related to the flight deck, which was easily crushed by heavy objects. The Kuznetsov, with its numerous major and minor problems, is there any need for further repairs?