Why Russian losses increased the value of Kirov-class refits

In the stream's 2022 setting, lost access to heavy machinery and new major-warship losses made existing Kirov-class hulls unusually valuable as refit candidates and symbols of naval presence.

Question

Would Russia return another Kirov-class cruiser to service after mounting naval losses?

Short answer

The losses made a refit more valuable because Russia could not easily build replacement large combatants and still needed a visible missile-heavy presence ship.

Notes

Russia could not quickly replace large frigates and destroyers after losing access to important machinery and industrial inputs. Existing Kirov-class hulls therefore offered capacity that new construction could not readily reproduce. A refitted ship would also create a conspicuous presence effect because its very large missile battery attracts attention wherever it sails. The assessment is explicitly tied to the industrial and wartime circumstances visible in May 2022.