Pravda says Russian Cruissr Moskva (Moscow) capsized and sinking

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The ''Moskva'' capsized and is sinking | Ukrayinska Pravda

Reading at work that the Moskva was hit by missiles, caught fire, ammunition exploded, abandoned, capsized and is about to sink. 
 

Moskva is the 5th largest ship in the Russian Fleet and the largest in the Black Sea Fleet. She was the first/oldest of the Slava Missile Cruissrs. 

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Moskva sinking: Ukrainian missile, or accidental fire - what really happened to Russian warship? - CNN

The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea this morning.

Whether it lies there as the victim of Ukrainian missiles, Russian incompetence, bad luck or a combination of all three is unclear. What is certain, though, is that the biggest wartime loss of a naval ship in 40 years will raise troubling questions not only for Moscow, but for military planners around the world.

What caused the sinking?

The ship sank off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Ministry of Defense via state media reports the sinking of the warship Moskva -- the flagship of Putin's Black Sea fleet 07:05

Russia's Defense Ministry says a fire of unknown origin detonated the ship's stored ammunition and the resulting explosions left the Moskva with structural damage. It says the warship then sank amid rough seas as it was being towed to a nearby port.

Ukraine says it hit the Moskva with anti-ship cruise missiles and that these sparked the fire that detonated the ammunition.

US and Western defense officials seem to favor the Ukrainian account.

The US believes with "medium confidence" that Ukraine's version of events is accurate, a source familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN.

The Moskva was armed with a range of anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles as well as torpedoes, naval guns and missile defense systems, meaning it would have had massive amounts of explosives aboard.

When was the last time a ship of this size was lost in war?

The Argentine cruiser General Belgrano was torpedoed and sunk by the British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror on May 2, 1982, during the Falkland Islands war.

The General Belgrano and the Moskva were of similar size -- each about 600 feet (182 meters) long and displacing 12,000 tons -- though the crew of about 1,100 aboard the General Belgrano was more than double the size of the Moskva's crew of about 500.

 

 

 

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From mSn.com: “Ukrainian officials troll Russia over the sinking of its flagship missile cruiser: ‘Now it’s part of the submarine fleet’”

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I only wish I could have sank the B!@#$