▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁put ▁to ▁sea ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁two ▁years ▁for ▁dr ills ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Northern ▁Russia . ▁On ▁October ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁left ▁Sever om or sk ▁to ▁esc ort ▁Admir al ▁K uz net so v ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁along ▁with ▁supply ▁ships ▁and ▁two ▁U d alo y ▁class ▁destroy ers , ▁Sever om or sk ▁and ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁K ul akov . ▁They ▁were ▁heading ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Mediter rane an ▁to ▁support ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁forces ▁batt ling ▁re bel ▁troops ▁in ▁Ale ppo . ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Northern ▁Fle et ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁shadow ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁destroy er ▁HMS ▁Dragon . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁ship ▁entered ▁Bar ents ▁Sea ▁with ▁cru iser ▁Marsh al ▁U st in ov ▁and ▁several ▁nuclear ▁sub mar ines . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁she ▁went ▁into ▁Bar ents ▁Sea ▁with ▁some ▁ 1 5 ▁other ▁war ships , ▁sub mar ines , ▁and ▁auxili ary ▁ships ▁to ▁conduct ▁large - scale ▁dr ills . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Federation ▁of ▁American ▁Scient ists ▁– ▁K iro v ▁Class ▁▁▁ ▁Category : K iro v - class ▁battle c