MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. The Project 1144.2M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is completing post-modernization trials and will join the Russian Navy this year, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev said.

"Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I think we will carry out this year’s plans. This year. Comprehensive testing is underway," he said when asked a question by the host of the program Military Acceptance (Voennaya Priyemka).