A small fire occurred during repairs of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, all fire systems worked properly, the fire was extinguished, no damage or casualties, head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Aleksey Rakhmanov told RIA Novosti.

"There was a small excess during repair work. The fire has been extinguished. All appropriate fire systems are working properly. There was no damage or casualties," Rakhmanov said.