Barents Sea for exercise. On 11 July, Pyotr Veliky along with cruiser Marshal Ustinov held an exercise in the Barents Sea, both shooting Granit and Vulkan missiles, respectively. 2021 On 24 May 2021 Pyotr Veliky went to sea along with some 10 other warships, including Marshal Ustinov. On 7 June, Pyotr Veliky was still reported at sea, taking part in a 20-ship strong exercise. On 1 July 2021, she went to sea again. On 15 September, the cruiser conducted an exercise in the Barents Sea along with the cruiser Marshal Ustinov, both shooting Granit and Vulkan missiles, respectively. 2022 On 29 January, the cruiser conducted an air defence drill, without leaving the port. On 15 February, Pyotr Veliky, frigate Admiral Gorshkov, diesel and nuclear submarines started an exercise in the Barents Sea. Between 15 and 17 March 2022, she and destroyer Severomorsk held an exercise between Norway and Iceland, during the large-scale NATO naval exercise. On 18 April 2022, Pyotr Veliky was at sea again, conducting an artillery exercise in the Barents Sea. In June, the sailors started preparation for the Navy day parade in July. Between 17 and 26 August 2022, Pyotr Veliky was at sea during a large-scale exercise and shot a Granit missile on 24 August. She was accompanied by destroyer Admiral Ushakov and an unknown number of submarines. At the same time, in the eastern part of the Barents Sea, destroyer Admiral Levchenko, LST Aleksandr Otrakovsky and tanker Sergey Osipov were active and embarked on a voyage eastwards along the Northern Sea Route. During the exercise, destroyer Severomorsk and LST Ivan Gren also passed through the Barents Sea on a way from the main naval parade in St. Petersburg to Severomorsk. On 27 October 2022, she was underway in the Barents Sea. The cruiser went to sea again on 1 November. Accident and incidents A Swedish Air Force pilot flying in a Saab 37 Viggen fighter-reconnaissance plane was scouting the Pyotr Velikiy in the Baltic Sea on 16 October 1996, when he suddenly flew into the water and died while trying to avoid a nearby Russian aircraft during the fly-by reconnaissance of the Russian ship. Gallery References External links Kirov class at the Federation of American Scientists Kirov-class battlecruisers Ships built in the Soviet Union 1996 ships Nuclear ships of the Soviet Navy Cruisers of Russia Ships of the Russian Northern Fleet Kursk submarine disaster Russian