"Both explanations for the sinking of the Moskva indicate possible Russian deficiencies — either poor air defenses or incredibly lax safety procedures and damage control on the Black Sea Fleet's ...

Naval Warfare Doctrine lessons learned from the sinking of the Russian Cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea. In April 2022, the Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea ...

A Ukrainian serviceman walks by a poster of a Ukrainian postal stamp showing sunken Russian ships and a depiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 15, 2024. Credit: AP Photo ...

Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, denied media reports about coordination with the US during the operation to destroy the cruiser Moskva. He emphasized that the operation was ...

It took the Russian military over a week to acknowledge that one serviceman died and two dozen others were missing after one of its flagship cruisers sank in the Black Sea, reportedly the result of a ...

Ukrainian forces struck a major blow to Russia's Black Sea Fleet on 14 April 2022, sinking its flagship, the Moskva missile cruiser. This attack prompted a strong adverse reaction in the United States ...

The Russian missile cruiser that was damaged in a fire on April 14 was hit and ultimately sunk by Ukrainian missile strikes, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed the following day. Russia and ...

There was "anger," "surprise," and "panic" among the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden after Ukraine sunk the Mosvka, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a report published by ...

What You Need to Know: The Black Sea theater in Ukraine’s 1,000-day conflict has become a striking example of asymmetric warfare. Despite limited naval resources, Ukraine has neutralized over 25% of ...

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 ...