Pyotr Velikiy is the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy. She was initially named Yuri Andropov after Yuri Andropov, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, but the ship's name was changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Russian designation for the type is "heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser", but Western defense commentators have resurrected the term "battlecruiser" to describe them, as they are the largest surface "line of battle" warships in the

Mesmerizing HD video from Saint Petersburg with Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy and Dmitry Donskoy (submarine). IF YOU HAVE LIMITED INTERNET TRAFFIC - BE CAREFUL! ;) Waiting for the Day of the Russian Navy on Sunday. Source: https://topspb.tv/uploaded/videos/petr-velikij_U7bou3g.mp4 #KirovClass #TyphoonClass | Made in Russia

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