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The first known report of a missile hitting the ship was at 20:42, 13 April 2022 Ukrainian time (EEST, UTC+03:00) with a Facebook post by a Ukrainian volunteer connected to the military: [6] "The cruiser Moskva has just been hit by 2 Neptune missiles. It is standing [not sunk], burning.
Moskva, formerly Slava, [b] was a guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy.Commissioned in 1983, she was the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class, named after the city of Moscow.
Moskva — On 13 April 2022, two Ukrainian officials said that the Slava-class cruiser had been hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles and was on fire in heavy seas. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the ship was seriously damaged after a fire caused a munitions
Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship, the Moskva, prowled the waters, famously capturing Snake Island. ... and in December 2023 a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship hit a mine, injuring two.
Ukraine has targeted a Russian navy ship in the Black Sea using a barrage of sea drones, according to Russia. Another 11 drones were shot down by Russian air defences over Crimea , Moscow said.
Russian cruiser Moskva - On 13 April, Ukrainian officials claimed that the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet had been hit by two Neptune anti-ship missiles and was on fire in rough seas. [77] On 14 April, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the guided missile cruiser had sunk while being towed during stormy weather; the ...
The strike marks the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the 18-month war.
A source at the Pentagon in the US later confirmed that Moskva had been hit by Ukrainian missiles. [30] Russian state-owned news agencies said the ship was badly damaged and its crew was evacuated due to a "fire" from "detonated ammunition". [31] The ship sank while being towed to a naval base. [32]