An article regarding the resent Russian naval exercises.

[Bill Nichols]

"The Kuznetsov is a modernized version of a Kiev-class aircraft carrier with an extended fly deck and other improvements."

Perhaps the author is trying to say theKuznetsov is a follow-on to the Kiev-class carriers?

In any case, it's a trivial point that doesn't affect the author's main point:

"The Navy put all it had into a show of strength to try to show the West, the Kremlin and our public it is still capable of action. The result, like other high-profile naval exercises in recent years, is a public embarrassment that could easily have turned into a major disaster. Someone should authoritatively tell our admirals to stop playing games with a nuclear fleet in disarray before they have another Kursk-size accident."