The Cruiser That Proved No Ship Is Safe, Moskva Launched as the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship in 1983, Moskva embodied Cold War power—big, heavily armed, seemingly invulnerable. But in April 2022, two Ukrainian Neptune missiles pierced that image, triggering fires and explosions that sank her under tow. The loss of Russia’s most prominent cruiser showed how modern missiles can humble even the largest warships. | The Reliable Narrator

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported via state media that the warship Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea — here’s what happened | NowThis Impact

#Moskva is a guided-missile cruiser belonging to Russia. It is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Navy’s fleet operating in the #BlackSea. In #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, Moskva was leading the naval assault. It played a central role in the siege of the port city of Mariupol. But on April 14, 2022, Moskva sank in the Black Sea. | The Hindu