Photographer Lana Sator managed to sneak inside the 'aircraft carrier killer' to take the images.
As the impressive beast has not been used in decades, it will be put on display in Patriot Park in the city of Derbent in the Russian republic of Dagestan., snuck inside to take some pretty stunning shots, the results of which can be seen below.A beast that soared above the waves
The Soviet Ekranoplan is the only nuclear-capable, ground-effect vehicle in the world. The formerly top-secret naval vessel had the capability to buzz just above the waves, using , in order to avoid radar detection as well as anti-ship mines. The vessel, which flew thanks to a cushion of pressure caused by the so-called 'ground-effect', was also equipped with six launchers along its spine capable of launching small nuclear missiles that could destroy an entire aircraft carrier.
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