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The sinking of Moskva likely boosted the morale of many Ukrainians and negatively affected morale of the invading Russian forces. [98] Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the commander of Ukrainian naval forces, was promoted as a reward for the sinking of Moskva. [99] Russian TV media only discussed the story briefly, while news articles described out-of-date ...
The Russian Ministry of Defence said a fire caused a munitions explosion, and the ship sank in stormy seas while being towed to port. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Moskva is the largest warship to be sunk in combat since the ARA General Belgrano in the 1982 Falklands War , and the largest Russian warship to be sunk since World War II .
The flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, a guided-missile cruiser that became a potent target of Ukrainian defiance in the opening days of the war, sank Thursday after it was heavily damaged in ...
The loss of the warship named for the Russian capital is a devastating symbolic defeat for Moscow as its troops regroup for a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine after retreating from much of the ...
Russian warship Moskva sinks in Black Sea. ... Officials said the crew, believed to include around 500 sailors, was safely evacuated from the burning ship. The ministry said the fire is now under ...
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.
The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva before the strike that sank the warship, a high-profile embarrassment for Russia's ...
It said in a statement carried by Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency that the explosions left a hole in the ship's starboard and filled the engine room with acrid smoke, hampering the crew's attempts to access it. The company added that the damage to the engine room made it impossible to activate pumps and keep the ship afloat.