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Admiral Kuznetsov and Pyotr Velikii moored in Severomorsk are preparing for departure to the Syrian coast, October 14, 2016.


 * Sources
 * yaplakal.com, October 14, 2016.
 * Cassad (with more photos), October 15, 2016.
 * Sailed off, October 15, 2016.
 * ...to kick Daesh ass (Not really. More like keep away US carrier groups.)
 * Russian warships sail down British coast - CNN, October 20, 2016
 * Royal Navy: HMS Duncan has joined HMS Richmond to meet the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier task group in the Norwegian Sea, 9:29 AM, October 20, 2016
 * Russian warships pass through English Channel- BBC, October 21, 2016
 * Russian warships sail down English Channel shadowed by Royal Navy- Sky News, October 21, 2016
 * ''It is understood the Russian task force, including the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, is currently situated off the coast of Dover. The fleet also reportedly includes the Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser, the Severomorsk anti-submarine ship, the Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer and other support vessels.

Armaments

 * Supposed to have 12 below deck launchers of "Granit" anti-ship missile, with hatches at the base of trampoline in the middle. Not well seen one way or another on recent videos.
 * anti-aircraft "Dagger" (4 modules - 192 missiles), "Dirk" (8 modules - 256 missiles and 48 thousand shells.), front and rear on a side, just outside the main deck
 * SU-27K (aka SU-33) or MiG-29K, and choppers Ka-27 and/or Ka-31.

Area Closures?
Cassad refers to this website, which in turn refers to http://notaminfo.com/, and talks about firing exercises, area closures, by Kuznetsov battle group off Latakia coast (map) on November 10-15 and 17-22. Could not find it elsewhwre, or on notaminfo.com --Resup (talk) 21:50, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Interfax confirms exercises on November 10-15 and 17-22, and reports that "strikes on militants on the distant outskirts of Aleppo" will be conducted "in the coming hours" --Resup (talk) 19:12, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Kuznetsov fighter jets performed aerobatic display -report. Russian MoD stated the purpose of the deployment is fighting terrorism. --Resup (talk) 19:48, 9 November 2016 (UTC)