Kirov Class Nuclear Battlecruiser – Colossal Russian Warship

The Soviet Union’s Kirov-class guided-missile cruisers, launched in the late 1970s, were among the largest non-aircraft carrier warships built since World War II.

Often described as battlecruisers, these nuclear-powered ships were designed for anti-submarine and anti-ship roles, primarily armed with the P-700 Granit missiles.

Of the original four Kirov-class vessels, only Admiral Nakhimov is undergoing modernization, while the others have been retired.

The Admiral Nakhimov is expected to be equipped with advanced weapons like the Zicron hypersonic missile, though scepticism surrounds Russia’s claims of these systems’ capabilities.