With the sinking of the Moskva, the most powerful ship in Russia’s Black Sea fleet, can Russia maintain its dominance of the Black Sea, which it has controlled since the start of the war in Ukraine?
On April 13, the fleet’s flagship, Slava-class Moskva cruiser, was reportedly hit with Neptune missiles fired by Ukrainian Armed Forces. The incident was reported by Russian media as a fire caused by the explosion of some munitions, and crew on board were said to have evacuated the ship. No official confirmation has been provided by Ukrainian officials of a missile attack on the vessel, but a Telegram message sent by the governor of Odesa Oblast suggested that the Russian guided-missile cruiser was attacked with Ukrainian-manufactured Neptune missiles.
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