Maybe instead of an old Ukrainian/Chinese hand-me-down (Liaoning), Russia could order one of those two new super carriers China is building.

Nothing to stop the Chinese going into the export business - the Russians can pay with oil as well. And it would be attractive to build extra copies - drives down the overall unit cost

"nicotine fit" :D

You won't need this but for everyone else: the rule to remember is that qualities are nearly always feminine. Anything that ends schaft, heit, keit, tät etc.

She he it’s moved! All good below the waterline.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ft-its-drydock

Space now available for any British Carrier that needs work......................

You think that's bad, you should see it when the Captain orders them to make smoke.

Pollution what's that? is that fuel oil all over the surface of the harbour facility?

NutLoose, sssshhhh........, the walls have ears.

I though Walls had profiteroles.....

I think they were referring to the Walls sausages.

Nuke, diesel, Meh, if it ain't still leaking, it's time to refuel it....

Ядерное оружие, дизель, Мех, если он все еще не течет, пора его заправить

"Pollution what's that? is that fuel oil all over the surface of the harbour facility?"

What? In Murmansk??? Fuel oil is the least of your worries - even the locals won't go up near the naval base - "glows in the dark" we were warned on a visit...............

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…..

they could hire the crew of the Prince of Wales to get things started.................

Surely the erstwhile crew of P o W have been dispersed to other ships? After all, it is not going anywhere fast, is it?

Last I've seen was Portsmouth by spring, further work & back to ops autumn, but I think these dates were suggested before preemptive repairs on the other shaft were announced.....

Russia could ask the Chinese for crew.

not a bad idea - a sort of AUKUS arrangement?