Is the Kuznetsov an ex air carrier?

So they say, but it is not being reported by any Russian or even Ukrainian sources.

This was supposedly Russia’s only aircraft carrier, and has now experienced two fires while waiting for repairs, and is not repairable.

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/07/russia-aircraft-carrier-kuznetsov-navy-jets-mig-29/
• https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russias-last-aircraft-carrier-rusty-failure-no-other-warship-209669
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov