In the opinion of our foreign colleagues, despite many characteristics similar to those of American aircraft carriers, the Russian ship is inferior to them in terms of combat capabilities. According to Voennoye Obozreniye, the main problem of the Russian fleet is not ships. Much weaker link, according to the Chinese media, turned out to be the Su-33 aircraft.
So, for example, despite the excellent combat effectiveness, the air combat vehicle has unstable takeoff and landing characteristics. At the same time, the Russian aircraft carrying pennant is not able to take on board relatively heavy support aircraft. These include AWACS, tankers and electronic warfare aircraft.