Biggest problem recruiting a crew will be any volunteers know they’ll probably be shipped straight to the front in Ukraine as infantry instead…
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...r-has-now-crew
Russia’s Accident-Prone Aircraft Carrier Has No Crew
Russia’s only aircraft carrier,
Admiral Kuznetsov, currently doesn't have a crew. This adds another hurdle to getting the ship,
which finally departed its drydock at the Sevmorput Naval Shipyard in Russia’s northwestern Murmansk region in February, into any kind of real service. Since 2017,
Admiral Kuznetsov has been undergoing a labored overhaul effort, during which time it has
suffered multiple fires and a
drydock sinking.
The Russian newspaper
Izvestia first reported on April 10 that
Admiral Kuznetsov’s crew is in the process of being reformed. According to a machine translation of thearticle, anonymous sources within the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed to the newspaper that preparations for the formation of
Admiral Kuznetsov’s new crew have begun, although when exactly this started remains unclear. It’s also uncertain when this process will be finalized, owing to the significant challenges of finding and training the personnel needed to man the vessel…..