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Car theft is by no means a rare event in our lives. Steal albeit much less commonly, airplanes. In 1991, Russian sailors stole from the Crimea aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”, which announced its Rights Ukraine /esoreiter.ru/. The first true Soviet aircraft carrier The ship was laid down at the shipyard in Nikolaev in 1982. The time of its construction fell on violent perestroika years, which already reflected in the numerous renaming of the ship. In project it was the “Soviet Union”, “Riga” was laid, descended into the water “Leonid Brezhnev”, already tested “Tbilisi”. October 1990 The cruiser was renamed the 4th and last time, becoming “Admiral Kuznetsov.” In January 1991, the ship was credited to Northern Fleet, it raised the naval flag. Officially “Admiral Kuznetsov” was not the first aircraft carrier of the Navy of the USSR. Already swam Minsk, Kiev, Baku, and Novorossiysk. However ships of previous series were carriers of vertical take-off and landing aircraft. By in fact, they were helicopter carriers. In contrast, on the Admiral Kuznetsovo “based planes of the traditional scheme with a fixed wing. He was the first and still remains the only one a full-fledged aircraft carrier as part of the Russian Navy. Kravchuk: “This is mine aircraft carrier! “On August 24, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR adopted An act declaring Ukraine an independent state. Together with The act passed a resolution subordinating all military formations deployed in Ukraine, the newly formed state. In November 1991, the cruiser passed tests near Feodosia. One of the last days of autumn, the commander received a telegram signed by Leonid Kravchuk, announcing cruiser property of Ukraine and prescribing to remain him on raid of Sevastopol before the adoption of the relevant government solutions. Officers were perplexed: why Ukraine with its Black Sea ocean cruiser? And on what basis does she claim ship assigned to the Russian Northern Fleet? However were among officers and those who did not mind changing the Russian North Sea on the warm Ukrainian Black. Depressing uncertainty covered the cruiser with heavy fog. Accustomed obey orders military men were waiting for a decision politicians and high command. A telegram came from the Arctic that Vice Admiral Yuriy Ustimenko flew to Sevastopol – the first Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet. Officers look forward waiting for a distinguished guest. Hijack an aircraft carrier in 60 seconds 1 December 21, about 21:00, an admiral with a Ukrainian surname boarded cruisers. Having greeted the crew and dismissed the team, Ustimenko ordered the commander of the ship to captain I rank Yarygin urgently anchor and go to Severodvinsk. To Yarygin’s remark that 2/3 of officers and midshipmen are on the shore, followed by an answer “Catch up on the train.” “And our planes left on the coast airfield? “-” They will fly by themselves. The uncertainty is over. Someone at at the very top, the cruiser decided not to give back to Ukraine. At 23:40, not igniting the navigation lights, in the pitch darkness “Admiral Kuznetsov” left raid and headed for the Bosphorus. Adventure Bosphorus passed unhindered, and at Gibraltar the cruiser met American carrier group. The Yankees began to “put pressure on the psyche”: helicopters and planes flew over the ship, each time simulating combat attack, training bombs were thrown at the heading of the ship. Not paying attention to these maneuvers, “Admiral Kuznetsov” walked without changing course, however, the mood of the officers and sailors was dirty: none of officers and sailors did not know whether all the bombs would be training and not Will the next approach of the American aircraft become combat? Mood improved when the watchtower Zadorny appeared near the cruiser. Justifying his name, the watchman himself began to scare the Americans with his maneuvers. The Yankees passed the baton of escort of the Russian ship to an English frigate, and that to a Norwegian guard. More than three weeks transition lasted. December 27 “Admiral Kuznetsov” moored in Severodvinsk. The fate of aircraft carriers inherited in Ukraine Ukrainian media epic with a cruiser is still referred to as theft Russians of the Ukrainian ship. But sailors believe that “Admiral Kuznetsov “just had a wonderful fate. Just look, how Ukraine disposed of the wealth it inherited. Heavy aircraft carrier cruiser “Kiev” Ukraine sold to China, made from It is a fun attraction with a hotel and a restaurant. On 2/3 built “Varangian” sold to the Chinese for $ 20 million under The world’s largest floating casino. The Chinese did not make ship’s gambling house, and completed the ship and renamed “Liaoning” “Varyag” became the first aircraft carrier of the Navy of China – the pride of the Middle Kingdom and US Pacific Fleet Headache. Pledged on Nikolaev shipyards of the same type with “Admiral Kuznetsov” “Ulyanovsk” Ukrainian the authorities, having failed to finish building, were cut into scrap metal. But only “Admiral Kuznetsov” proudly plows the seas and oceans under the native St. Andrew’s flag, and rejoices that at one time did not get Ukraine.
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