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''Minsk'' is an Aircraft Carrier that served the Soviet Navy from 1978 to 1994 . It was the second Kiev -class vessel to be built. HISTORY ''Minsk'' was laid down in 1972, launched on 30 September 1975 , completed on 27 September 1978 , and decommissioned on 30 June 1993 . Minsk operated in the Pacific Fleet. She had to be retired as a result of a major accident which could only be repaired at Chernomorksi's facility, located in the newly-independent Ukraine . In 1995 she was sold to a South Korea n businessman, and later resold to ''Shenzhen Minsk Aircraft Carrier Industry Co Ltd'', China . Until 2006, when the company went bankrupt, ''Minsk'' was part of a military Theme Park in Shatoujiao , Shenzhen called " Minsk World ". The aircraft carrier was put up for auction on 22 March 2006 . No bids at the starting price of 128 million RMB (approx. 16 million U.S. dollars) were received, so the carrier was withdrawn from sale. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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