Moskva

The Russian cruiser Moskva, the 12,000 tonne flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has exploded and efforts are underway to save its crew.

The handful of border guard defenders of Snake Island responded to radio demands that they surrender with the retort: "Russian warship, go f**k yourself!" "Using open-source intelligence (Osint), we have pieced together her areas of operation during the war so far," he wrote. The Moskva was operating in poor weather conditions at the time of the attack. It was unable to redirect its defences in time to fend off the attack. Open-source intelligence analysts reported picking up distress signals from the warship and its companions being transmitted in morse code. "We don't understand what happened."

In the Odessa region of Ukraine, Gov. Maksym Marchenko says forces have struck the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva with two missiles and caused "serious ...

Reuters says the Moskva was armed with over a dozen "Vulkan" cruise missiles, with a range of at least 700km. Since freed, one of the guards was honoured for his actions by authorities in his home of Cherkasy. Kyiv says the vessel was involved in the infamous "Russian warship, go f*** youself" incident early in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

One of the Russian Navy's most important warships is either floating abandoned or at the bottom of the Black Sea, a massive blow to a military struggling ...

, also known as Zmiinyi Island, in the Black Sea, a Russian officer said: "This is a military warship. The added stress of sudden combat increases fatigue and can lead to mistakes." Russian "ships will operate in ways to minimize the risk of detection and maximize their chances to defend themselves," Lancaster wrote. "Otherwise your crew is onboard to be wiped out by the catastrophic explosion that follows a fire reaching several hundred tons of ordnance." "Ships operate away from public attention and their activities are rarely the subject of news. The Russian reports gave no information on possible casualties.

Russia's Defense Ministry said "ammunition detonated as a result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser."

What they're saying: Russia's Defense Ministry said in a brief statement that "ammunition detonated as a result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser." Driving the news: Odessa Gov. Maksym Marchenko claimed in a Telegram post hours earlier that Ukrainian missiles "guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship." Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed Wednesday that its Moskva missile cruiser was badly damaged in a fire — hours after Ukrainian forces claimed they'd struck the vessel in the Black Sea.

The Russian cruiser Moskva, the 12000 tonne flagship of its Black Sea fleet, has exploded and efforts are underway to save its crew. The Russian Defence.

The handful of border guard defenders of Snake Island responded to radio demands that they surrender with the retort: "Russian warship, go f**k yourself!" "Using open-source intelligence (Osint), we have pieced together her areas of operation during the war so far," he wrote. The Moskva was operating in poor weather conditions at the time of the attack. It was unable to redirect its defences in time to fend off the attack. Open-source intelligence analysts reported picking up distress signals from the warship and its companions being transmitted in morse code. "We don't understand what happened."

Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, has been badly damaged and its crew evacuated amid the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The ship was seriously damaged," the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. It is a guided-missile cruiser and the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which operates in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea. "As the result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser, ammunition detonated. Russian officials claimed the damage was the result of a fire on board, while a Ukrainian official claimed it was a result of a Ukrainian missile strike. Ukrainian authorities said Moskva featured in one of the landmark early exchanges of the war in Ukraine, when Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island, a small outcrop in the Black Sea, told the ship to "go **** yourself" after it demanded they surrender. Moskva, a ship in the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, has been badly damaged and its crew evacuated amid the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine suggested that Neptune missiles sunk the Moskva. Russia said only that the ship suffered significant damage from a fire.

“The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva cruiser, was indeed attacked by the Neptune anti-ship missiles from the coastline between Odessa and Nikolaev,” it said. Early Thursday, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, a Moscow-based think tank, said on its Telegram channel that it believed the ship had been sunk and sided with the Ukrainian assessment. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations. All of the ship’s approximate 500 crew members were evacuated, it said. Late Wednesday, Odessa state regional administrator Maxim Marchenko said a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship cruise missile had struck the Moskva, causing serious damage.

Russia says damage caused by ammunition detonating 'as a result of a fire', Ukraine says it targeted the vessel.

Last month Ukraine said it had destroyed a landing support ship, the Orsk, on the smaller Sea of Azov. It said that Russian rescue ships were then hampered by ammunition exploding on board as well as bad weather that had caused the Moskva to start sinking. Russia’s Black Sea flagship leading the naval assault on Ukraine has been “seriously damaged” by an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike.

Russia's defence ministry said it was investigating what happened to its flagship cruiser Moskva after Ukraine said it had hit the vessel with an anti-ship ...

The Moskva had been leading a substantial Russian naval presence in the Black Sea, threatening Ukraine’s southern coast and its key ports. Explosions of ammunition have been stopped,” the state news agency Tass quoted the defence ministry as saying. Citing the defence ministry, it said arrangements were being made to tow the cruiser into port. The phrase instantly became a symbol of national defiance, and is now a universal meme. Unconfirmed reports suggested the missile cruiser had turned upside down and had started to sink. Fire had erupted after the missile exploded, it said on Facebook.

The Moskva has been heavily damaged and its crew evacuated. The ship is the same one whose crew ordered Ukrainian troops on Snake Island to surrender — a ...

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The Ukrainian southern military command claimed late on Wednesday to have struck the Moskva with Neptune anti-ship missiles, causing it to start sinking and ...

In stormy sea conditions, the ship sank”. The phrase instantly became a symbol of national defiance, and is now a universal meme. Four Russian ships that had gone to the Moskva’s rescue were being hampered by stormy weather and by ammunition blowing up onboard, it said.

The warship is said to have sunk under tow a day after it was reported damaged by fire or a Ukrainian missile strike.

The vessel was actually laid down in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv, which has been heavily bombed by Russia in recent days. "While being towed ... towards the destined port, the vessel lost its balance due to damage sustained in the hull as fire broke out after ammunition exploded. It says the vessel sank after a fire.

The missile cruiser Moskva, named in honor of the Russian capital, was launched during the Cold War, saw service during conflicts in Georgia, Syria and ...

Its sailors were decorated for their service there and in the war on Georgia. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Instagram account posted a photo of him holding commemorative stamps marking the purported moment. Finally overhauled and rechristened the Moskva, the ship hosted both President Vladimir Putin and then-Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi during a 2003 visit to Sardinia. In an audio widely circulated online, a Ukrainian soldier responds: “Russian warship, go (expletive) yourself.” During the Cold War, it also carried nuclear weapons. It was designed to carry a crew of 476 with an additional 62 officers. The U.S. was unable to confirm Ukraine’s claims. Putin’s later comments at the La Maddalena naval base show how much has changed. It denied there had been an attack by Ukraine on the ship, which would normally have about 500 sailors aboard. It also had a helicopter deck. During Russia’s war in its former republic of Georgia in 2008, the Moskva took part in operations in the Black Sea, and Georgia said it was involved in an attack on the country. The Russian Defense Ministry said the heavily damaged Moskva sank in a storm Thursday under tow after being gutted by fire.

Moscow blames sinking on stormy seas, despite Ukrainian reports of missile strike on vessel.

The Black Sea Fleet flagship entered service in Soviet times and had been deployed in conflicts from Georgia to Syria.

The Russian military says the flagship of its Black Sea fleet sank while being towed to a port after being badly damaged. The Russian Defence Ministry sai.

The Russian military says the flagship of its Black Sea fleet sank while being towed to a port after being badly damaged. The Russian Defence Ministry said ...