Soldiers aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force takes off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A pilot inside Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006390

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006389

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force takes off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006388

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006387

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006386

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Ka-27PS helicopters by the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Sailors watch the radar data aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser as viewed from Admiral Grigorovich patrol ship in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006381

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force takes off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006379

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006378

Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighters of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force lands aboard Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006376

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force before taking off from the deck of Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A soldier aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser before the taking off of the Russian Aerospace Force's Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter, which is set to make a missile strike on facilities of illegal armed forces in Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

04.01.2017#3006374

A Sukhoi Su-33 air superiority fighter of the Russian Aerospace Force lands on the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A serviceman of the Russian Navy in a bridge of the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A soldier aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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A soldier aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria. (A still frame from a video courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry, maximum available quality.)

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