Neptune missile

2022 - 4 - 14

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Russia says blast cripples Black Sea flagship, Ukraine claims ... (Reuters)

Moskva missile cruiser damaged after ammunition blew up · Ukrainian official says vessel hit by missiles · Zelenskiy warns of new Russian offensives to avenge ...

Last month Ukraine said it had destroyed a landing support ship, the Orsk, on the smaller Sea of Azov. "To liberate us from what? An initial report by a mission of experts set up by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe documents a "catalogue of inhumanity" by Russian troops in Ukraine, according to the U.S. ambassador to the OSCE. The Kremlin says it launched a "special military operation" to demilitarise and "liberate" Ukraine from nationalist extremists, a message villagers said had been repeated to them by the Russian troops. In the village of Lubianka northwest of Kyiv, from where Russian forces had tried and failed to subdue the capital before being driven away, a message to Ukrainians had been written on the wall of a house that had been occupied by Russian troops. The mayor of the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest, said bombing had increased significantly on Wednesday and satellite photos from Maxar Technologies showed long columns of armoured vehicles in the region. The Kremlin denounced President Joe Biden's description of Moscow's actions in Ukraine as amounting to genocide, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying this was unacceptable coming from the leader of a country he said had committed crimes of its own. Its mayor, Vadym Boichenko, said Russia had brought in mobile crematoria "to get rid of evidence of war crimes" - a statement that was not possible to verify. "Russian forces are increasing their activities on the southern and eastern fronts, attempting to avenge their defeats," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a Wednesday night video address. Ukraine warned that Russia was ramping up efforts in the south and east as it tried to seize full control of the besieged port of Mariupol. April 14 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike. Russia's navy has launched cruise missiles into Ukraine and its operations in the Black Sea are crucial to supporting land operations in south and east Ukraine.

Russian navy evacuates flagship Moskva in Black Sea. Ukraine ... (CNN)

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.

Ukraine war: Russia admits Black Sea flagship in flames as Ukraine ... (Sky News)

Russia says the missile cruiser was badly damaged after a fire sparked ammunition to detonate, but it did not give details on the cause of the flames.

"The level of damage is being clarified… "She is on fire," one of the sources said. "As a result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser, ammunition detonated," it said in comments reported by the Tass news agency.

Russia's top warship in Black Sea damaged; Ukraine says missiles ... (The Washington Post)

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.

Ukraine claims its Neptune missiles hit Russian naval flagship Moskva (Interesting Engineering)

Ukrainian officials have laid claim to blowing up the Russian naval flagship Moskva. The ship has been abandoned.

Last month, a Russian landing ship was hit by a ballistic missile at the port of Berdyansk and reduced to ashes. According to its report, a fire broke out on the ship that resulted in ammunition detonation and caused serious damage. Upon impact, the subsonic missile produces a displacement of 5,000 tons.

Video Shows Russia's Moskva Cruiser Hit by Ukraine's Neptune ... (Newsweek)

The video is mostly pitch black except for a moment where a large flash is seen, thought to be the Neptune missile striking the Russian vessel.

Where is Moskva? It sunk" Moskva was the vessel that became famous at the beginning of the war for telling Ukrainian troops on Snake Island to surrender, only to be told to "f*** off." "The flagship of the Russian navy, Moskva, carried out a negative surfacing operation in the area of that island where it was told to go f*** itself.

Moskva cruiser: Russian Navy flagship hit by Ukraine, has it sunk ... (NationalWorld)

Moskva cruiser: Russian Navy flagship hit by Ukraine, has it sunk - was it hit with Neptune anti-ship missiles · The Russian warship that was told to 'go f*** ...

I repeat, I am a Russian military ship,” they said. “I am a Russian military ship. The ship has aided previous Russian military offensives in Georgia and Syria, and was responsible for blockading the Ukrainian fleet during the 2014 Crimean Crisis. The Moskva is the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Built in the late 70s, it was originally known as Slava, before being recommissioned as Moskva in 2000. If confirmed, the sinking of the cruiser would be a major blow to Russia, after the tank carrier Orsk was hit and set on fire in an attack in Berdyansk in the Sea of Azov late last month. In terms of the fate of the ship, the Odessa region’s governor Maksym Marchenko said the ship was on fire in rough seas.