2011–2012 deployment thumb|Admiral Kuznetsov, shadowed by British destroyer off the UK coast, en route to a Mediterranean cruise, December 2011 The Russian Main Navy Staff announced that Admiral Kuznetsov would begin a deployment to the Atlantic and Mediterranean in December 2011. In November 2011, it was announced that Admiral Kuznetsov would lead a squadron to Russia's naval facility in Tartus.
2011–2012 deployment thumb|Admiral Kuznetsov shadowed by British destroyer off the UK coast, en route to a Mediterranean cruise, December 2011 The Russian Main Navy Staff announced that Admiral Kuznetsov would begin a deployment to the Atlantic and Mediterranean in December 2011. In November 2011, it was announced that Admiral Kuznetsov would lead a squadron to Russia's naval facility in Tartus