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Ukraine sinks Moskva
Reports from Ukraine last night state they struck the Russian Navy's Black Sea Flagship, Moskva, a Slava Class Cruiser, with two indigenous Neptun that were just fielded. Scuttlebutt is they used a Bayraktar drone to lure Mockva's defense systems and hit the cruiser where it can't see.
I suspect they launched a lot more than 2 Neptun but two made it through Mockva's point defenses. A Slava class cruiser is roughly equivalent to an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer.
RU media and official sources state ship was lost in the Black Sea due to fire.
UA claims they hit it with two Anti-Ship missiles.
RU states fire onboard exploded ordinance.
Both could be true.
Crew close to 500.
This was the ship that fired on the Ukranians at Snake Island very fist days of war.
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