Russian Cruiser Sank Near Ukraine
A Ukrainian navy missile battery reportedly has struck the Russian navy cruiser Moskva off the coast of Odessa, a strategic port city on the Black Sea in southwest Ukraine.
Multiple Ukrainian government officials claimed Wednesday that a Neptune anti-ship battery, apparently hidden in or around Odessa, scored two hits on Moskva, setting the 612-foot vessel ablaze.
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv, announced the strike. So did Maksym Marchenko, head of the administration in Odessa. “Neptune missiles … caused very serious damage to the Russian ship,” Marchenko said.
An audio recording, purportedly of Ukrainian troops reporting the attack on the cruiser, circulated on social media.
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The Ukrainians say she sank, the Russians say that the ship (what’s left of it) is still afloat and being towed to Sevastopol. Either way, that’s a lot of Russian firepower that’s now out of the fight.
When was the last time that ANY nation lost a capitol ship? WWII? This is pretty significant if the Moskva sank or needs to be scrapped.
There’s pictures of the damage from it being hauled into port. Definitely hasn’t sank. That said I’m surprised they didn’t scuttle it. The missile hit the magazine.