“Moscow” cruiser overturned and began to sink after being hit by missiles – South OC
The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, the cruiser “Moscow” overturned and began to sink.
This happened after two R-360 Neptun missiles from the RK-360MTs Neptun coastal anti-ship complex hit it the day before.
The fact that the cruiser is likely to sink soon was reported by the officer of the South operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladyslav Nazarov.
He confirmed that the cruiser was hit by anti-ship missiles of the Neptune complex and “significantly damaged”.
– There was a fire. The remaining units of the ship’s group tried to provide assistance, but the storm and a powerful explosion of ammunition turned the cruiser over, and it began to sink, – the military said.
The fact that the Ukrainian military fired two Neptune missiles at the “Moscow” cruiser was first confirmed by the head of the Odessa RMA Maksym Marchenko.
On the night of April 14, the Russian military department confirmed that the ship “was significantly damaged”. But they did not mention who hit “Moscow”, noting that “the causes of the fire are being established”.
The Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country says that “Moscow retains buoyancy”, and the main missile armament is not damaged.
Source: South Operational Command
