Кремль заплатил миллиард, Каир забрал корабль, а русские вертолёты летают на нём до сих пор. Тоннер!

The Kremlin paid a billion, Cairo took the ship, and Russian helicopters are still flying on it. Tonnerre! France built a ship that was the laughingstock of the entire Western military. It was built to cruise-liner standards, mocked by the press on three continents, and Russia paid a billion euros for it—and received nothing. The story of the helicopter carrier Tonnerre: from admirals' ridicule to a scandalous deal with the Kremlin, the Egyptian turn, and combat operations from Beirut to Haiti. Music: Eyes of Glory - Aakash Gandhi, Duty Calls - Rod Kim. Photos taken from archive.org and are publicly available.