Pilots of the 279й КИАП СФ (279th [Independent] Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet) on the top of an Su-33 after their first landings aboard TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" September 1994.

Standing, from left to right:
Capt. Andrey Abramov
Pd.Plk. Konstantin Kochkarev
Pd.Plk. Viktor Dubovoy
Capt. Evgeniy Kuznetsov
test pilot from OKB Sukhoi Sergey Melnikov.

Sitting, from left to right:
test pilot from OKB Sukhoi Viktor Pugachev
Pd.Plk. Igor Kozhin
Deputy Commander of Naval Aviation Lt. General Nikolai Rogov
Deputy Commander of the 57й СКАД (57th Mixed Naval Aviation Division) Plk. Timur Apakidze
Major Pavel Podguzov.

Andrey Fomin, "Su-33: Naval Epic", p. 135