Late in the evening of Thursday, April 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the missile cruiser of the Black Sea Fleet of the Moscow Guard sank.
“As the cruiser Moskva was towed to the port of destination due to damage to the hull, which she received from the explosion of ammunition during the fire, the ship lost its balance. The ship sank in stormy sea conditions,” the press release says.
Information of the cruiser “Moscow” took serious damageappeared on the night of April 14. According to the information received, the crew of the ship was evacuated to other ships of the Black Sea Fleet. DEA News”, that’s 500 people. On the morning of April 14, it was reported that the fire was localized.
The Ministry of Defense reported that the causes of the fire were determined.
It was stated that the ship remained afloat and the main missile armament was not damaged. It was reported that measures were taken to tow the cruiser to the port. TASS.
The history of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet
Moskva is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the lead ship of Project 1164 Atlant. It was established in 1983 under the name “Glory”. In 1996, the cruiser received its current name – after the decommissioning of the project 1123 anti-submarine cruiser Moskva.
The ship’s main assault armament is 16 P-1000 Vulcan missile launchers.
In 2008-2009, the cruiser participated in naval exercises in the Mediterranean, command and personnel exercises Vostok-2010 and Kavkaz-2012, Russian-Chinese maneuvers Friendship Bridge-2015, etc.
From September 2015 to January 2016, it covered the Khmeimim base of the Russian Aviation Forces in Syria from the sea.
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin of May 16, 2016, he was awarded the Order of Nakhimov “for his merits in ensuring the security of the state, high performance in combat training, courage and dedication shown by the personnel on the course to fulfill combat training duties.”
Operation near Snake Island
On February 24, the Russian Federation started special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian Navy was most active in the first days of the operation. “The ships of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed the naval base in Ochakovo, damaged and flooded most of the pennants of the Ukrainian Navy, and also provided fire support to the sailors during the capture of Zmeiny Island. The surviving boats and support ships of the Ukrainian Navy had to be moved to Odessa. The theater of naval operations remained entirely in Russia. Now the Black Sea Fleet has auxiliary functions for the interests of the ground forces.
However, the Ukrainian army managed to deal a delicate blow to the Navy. On March 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired rockets into the port of Berdyansk, damaging two large landing craft. A strong fire broke out in the large landing ship Saratov, as a result, it had to be sunk at the pier, ”the statement said. DEA News”.
The missile cruiser “Moscow” was of great importance and symbolic meaning for the inhabitants of Sevastopol. declaration Friday, April 15, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
“And of course we are all hurt today,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
And in 2008, he published a photo of the ship, which shows how a cruiser entering the Sevastopol Bay was greeted with Russian flags on shore and on small ships.
Source: Gazeta
