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The Russian warship Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, was attacked and sunk by Ukrainian forces on 14 April 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials announced that their forces had hit and damaged it with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles , and that the ship had then caught fire.
On 6 November 2023 president Zelensky stated that the ship was destroyed. [71] Novocherkassk, a major Russian landing ship, was struck 26 December 2023 while docked in Feodosia, southern Crimea, by air-launched cruise missiles, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The strike was reportedly confirmed by Russian authorities and by Russian media.
In late August 2013, Moskva was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in response to the build-up of US warships along the coast of Syria. [21] During the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, Moskva blockaded the Ukrainian fleet in Donuzlav Lake. [22] On 17 September 2014, Moskva was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, taking shift from guard ship ...
In September, Ukraine destroyed state-of-the-art Russian air defences in Crimea and damaged two ships. Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, sank in the waters off Ukraine during the ...
Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday in a terse announcement that one crew member died and 27 went missing after a fire damaged the flagship Moskva cruiser last week, while 396 others were evacuated.
Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian flagship Moskva, American officials said. Ukraine sank the ship with Neptune missiles.
In April 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ship was deployed after the sinking of the guided missile cruiser Moskva. [9] The Moskva sank 80 miles (130 km) off the coast from Odesa in 45 to 50 metres (148 to 164 ft) of water. [10] [11] The size of the Moskva, which sank in one piece, makes bringing it to the surface impractical.
Russia is refusing to say what happened to its flagship cruiser, but the Moskva's unique silhouette may offer a clue. Ukraine's sinking of the Russian flagship Moskva is a 'wake-up call' for the ...