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Moskva is the largest Soviet or Russian warship to be sunk in action since World War II, [70] when German aircraft bombed the Soviet battleship Marat, [71] and the first loss of a Russian flagship in wartime since the 1905 sinking of the battleship Knyaz Suvorov during the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. [72]
[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. [53] [54] It was also the first Russian flagship to be sunk since the Russo-Japanese War which ended in 1905.
The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942.
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 Ukrainian military reported that they hit the ship with Neptune anti-ship missiles, however the Russian military did not confirm this. The ship subsequently capsized and sank while the Russian Navy was attempting to tow her into port. The sinking of Moskva is the most significant Russian naval loss in action since World War II. [29]
Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian flagship Moskva, American officials said. Ukraine sank the ship with Neptune missiles.
Moskva was one of the largest warships sunk in combat since World War II. [23] The successful use of the Neptune system to sink the warship was cited by Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov as giving confidence to Ukraine's allies that more weapon supplies to Ukraine would be worth it. [24]
Sunk 1942 Chervona Ukraina: Admiral Nakhimov-class: 1927 1927-1941 Sunk 1941, raised and used as a target Krasny Krym: Svetlana-class cruiser: 1928 1928-1959 Scrapped 1959 Krasny Kavkaz: Admiral Nakhimov-class: 1932 1932-1952 Sunk as target 1952 Kirov: Kirov-class cruiser: 1938 1938-1974 Scrapped in 1974 Voroshilov: Kirov-class cruiser: 1940 ...