{"id":124939,"date":"2022-04-14T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T13:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=124939"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:29:59","slug":"russian-flagship-ablaze-abandoned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=124939","title":{"rendered":"Russian Flagship Ablaze, Abandoned, SUNK!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRussian Slava Class Guided Missile Cruiser Moskva<\/em><\/p>\n

Russian spox say its guided missile cruiser Moskva <\/em>has caught fire after an onboard ammunition explosion. The crew has abandoned the ship.<\/p>\n

“The ship was seriously damaged,” the Russian defense ministry was quoted as saying. The crew of the Moskva has been evacuated and the cause of the fire that prompted the explosion is being investigated.<\/p>\n

No further elaboration on the source of the fire was forthcoming. From the Russians, anyway.<\/p>\n

Russian Navy Confirms Severe Damage to Black Sea Cruiser Moskva, Crew Abandoned Ship<\/h3>\n

By: Heather Mongilio<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Russian Navy\u2019s Black Sea flagship has suffered major damage and the crew has abandoned the ship, state media said late Tuesday in reports following Ukrainian claims of hitting the ship with a missile strike.<\/p>\n

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the mishap on RTS Moskva (121), a ship in the country\u2019s Black Sea Fleet, according to state-run outlet TASS.<\/p>\n

The crew of the Moskva the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet was severely damaged and the crew abandoned ship, the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS.<\/p>\n

A fire broke out on the ship, causing ammunition to detonate, according to TASS. State media did not elaborate on the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials claimed that shore-based anti-ship guided missiles hit Moskva which had been operating from the Black Sea Fleet\u2019s headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!\u201d Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko said in a Telegram message on Tuesday.
\n\u201cNeptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neptunes, first fielded in 2021, are based on the Soviet AS-20 \u2018Kayak\u2019anti-ship missile which is similar to the U.S.-built Harpoon missile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

USNI<\/a><\/p>\n

Some reports have the ship already sunk. This is a major blow to the Russians regardless of the cause. If the Ukrainians did indeed strike Moskva<\/em>, and I see no evidence they didn’t, the irony is pretty sweet. Using improved Russian anti-ship cruise missiles that are copies of our own AGM-84 Harpoons against the invaders just sings.<\/p>\n

Hat tip to ChipNASA for the very early email.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/span>
\nUkraine: Russia says its Black Sea flagship ‘Moskva’ has sunk<\/strong>
\nDW Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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