The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has been in the Northern Fleet since 1990. It is capable of carrying up to 50 Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets and has a displacement of nearly 70,000 tons.
Itar-Tass quoted an unidentified official with the state arms-trading company Rosvooruzheniye as saying Saturday that Russia intends to sell it to India, although South Korea and other countries also have shown interest.
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