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Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to enter dock for repairs in April — sources

According to the source, the aircraft carrier would be set afloat again in September

MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. Russia’s aircraft carrier The Admiral Kuznetsov will enter a dock for repairs and upgrade in April, two sources in the defense-industrial complex told TASS on Tuesday.

"According to the current plan the aircraft carrier will enter a dock for repairs at the 35th plant in April. The repairs will last till September," one source said.

The other source confirmed this, adding that the aircraft carrier would be set afloat again in September.

TASS has no official information on this score from the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

The 35th plant is a branch of the shipbuilding repair center Zvyozdochka (an affiliate of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).