*Breaking*. Russky cruiser sunk (usual caveats)

[anamnua]

Link to tweet

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[Botany]

1. The UKR sank "Moskva" (aka moscow)

[SoonerPride]

2. glub glub glub

down to the bottom of the briny deep it goes

[Botany]

5. I think the UK just shipped some surface to ship missiles to the UKR.

I think that was one of the ships that had been hitting Mariupol with missiles.

[lagomorph777]

8. Ukraine does not waste any time!

[Botany]

10. Kill 'em all

So much for sitting off the coast in the black sea and launching missiles at Ukrainian people.

[lagomorph777]

11. Yep - sink the whole damned fleet.

Although, rumor here has it that Ukraine is capturing some boats too; I'm happy with that!

[herding cats]

3. Russian warship go f*ck yourself.

Extra points if this is the same one the Ukrainian border guards said d this to originally!

[demmiblue]

9. ...

Reports of 🇷🇺 #Russia flagman ship cruiser “Moskva” hit by 🇺🇦 #Ukraine & burning in Black Sea. If true, it would be an excellent (almost) instant karma. It’s the very ship to which 🇺🇦 marines told to go f-ck itself in the first day of the war.

Link to tweet

[herding cats]

15. Yes!! Please let it be true!

I'm seeing it propagated by more and more corespondents now. Not officially confirmed, but the Governor of Odessa and Zelenskyy's adviser Arestovych both say it happened.

[Angleae]

46. If the picture on the stamp is accurate, it is the same one.

[winstars]

4. Big news if true!!!

[Leghorn21]

6. Trying to keep breathing here while waiting for confirmation, but

IT AIN’T EASY!!!

[Lovie777]

7. Also from what I've read . .....

Port of Odesa, UA commandeered at least 10 or more Russian boats/ships. My hope, Ukrainian Scuba Divers sneak into Mariupol and do major damage to the Russians.

[lagomorph777]

12. Got any link?

Big, if true!

[sarisataka]

13. On fire is not the same as sunk

Although Soviet/ Russian ships are more vulnerable to fire than US Navy ships.

The Slava (Atlas) class is a large combatant, larger than our Ticonderoga class ships. To sink, or even heavily damage, one would be a major victory.

[abqtommy]

16. Thanks for this insight. Any shipboard fire can turn out to be a disaster, however. nt

[mitch96]

21. "On fire is not the same as sunk" the way their economy is going (👎) It might not be repaired

so it might as well be sunk...Again if it's true...YMMV
If it is true they might want to change the stamp. A sinking ship might be more appropriate.
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[Layzeebeaver]

28. On fire is likely the same as sunk...

If it’s out of action it’s the same end result.

If the fire is unchecked, the ship will lost to further deployments. It will take years to get it back into service. Otherwise it will be scrapped.

Let’s hope it’s true.

[sarisataka]

32. I recall back in '87

When the USS Stark was hit and it looked bad



But she was saved and returned to the US under her own power.

Just the propaganda victory of hitting the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet is big. Putting her out of action for a long period would be huge.

[Nevilledog]

14. Ukraine confirmation

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Tim Hogan 浩勤
@TimInHonolulu
·
Apr 13, 2022
Multiple reports the Moskva (Moscow) one of three Russian Slava Class Missile Cruisers and the Black Sea flag ship was hit by Ukrainian missiles and left burning in the Black Sea. Waiting for confirmation.

Alan Abdo
@AlanAbdo13
Missile cruiser "Moscow" was Sent to the bottom of the sea by Ukrainian missile "Neptun"
@TimInHonolulu
Image

Alan Abdo
@AlanAbdo13
510 sailors on board
⚡️ Ukrainian presidential adviser Mr. Oleksiy Arestovych confirms information about the sinking of the Russian ship "Moscow".
This cruiser is mentioned in the famous saying of the Ukrainian border guard: "The russian warship go f * ck yourself."


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12:58 PM · Apr 13, 2022

[Crunchy Frog]

25. Maybe it's finally doing as instructed.

Hope. 🤞

[Nevilledog]

27. Wikipedia 😂

[ms liberty]

37. ...

[reACTIONary]

38. +10 nt

[Pachamama]

43. +1000000

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. Info on the Neptun missile

http://www.military-today.com/missiles/neptun.htm

If true, this is a huge victory for UKR defense tech.

[JHB]

18. Some basic info

Originally commissioned in 1983 as the Slava, after a refit was recommissioned as the Moskva in 2000, as flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.

Displacement: 12,490 tons, Crew: 480.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Moskva

[herding cats]

19. Folks are having some fun on that wiki entry.

Link to tweet

[lpbk2713]

20. Well done. A warship that size isn't easy to disable.

If it's dead in the water they can continue to take shots at it and make it a navigational hazard.

And if it was a flagship there would have been some senior staff on board.
I hope they bought the farm.

[Raine]

22. Terrific! 🙂 👍 nt

[orangecrush]

23. Do you smell something burning?

[MLAA]

24. Same story on a Ukraine site I read daily.

https://www.ukrinform.net/

[RainCaster]

26. Forbes: The Ukrainians Claim They Damaged A Russian Cruiser. Be Skeptical.

Here's the link, which has far more information about the ship, what is needed to get a Neptune in the air...

[keopeli]

31. Safe to assume a major victory in the Ukrainian defense, whatever the truth is.

Skepticism is always appropriate in war. However, it is safe to assume that a major Russian vessel, likely the Mockba, was hit by a Ukrainian missile of some kind and is damaged. That alone is a major victory. It shows very poor planning and defense by the Russians. The Mockba has the ability to detect and defend the entire black sea fleet. To be hit by anything shows serious problems with the Russian naval personnel.

It also shows the Ukrainians have gathered and fortified their defenses on the Black Sea more than has been reported, which is certainly possible and would be a major advantage for Ukraine. (It could also have been very good luck.)

Again, maybe not the Mockba, maybe not a Neptune missile, but still a defensive victory for Ukraine has certainly occurred. A major victory in the sea that is controlled and patrolled by the Russians with a heavy presence and on high alert.

[eppur_se_muova]

29. Perhaps this was more portentious than anyone realized at the time ....

[Karadeniz]

30. If it matters as to ship type, the word in Cyrillic in apostrophes doesn't say Moskva.Looks like

Neptune.

[keopeli]

33. I thought the same, but the text showing is partial and the translation was inaccurate. There is no

way to know the original tweet. But there are many other sources to determine the verbiage. Plus, I don't think the Russians have a ship called "Neptune" in their whole fleet, much less the black sea. It doesn't fit Russia's naming conventions for military vessels.

[keopeli]

34. The first two words are "Two Missiles" then "Neptune". That makes sense.

[keopeli]

35. The first sentence basically translates to:

Two Neptune missiles alone hit the cruiser Moscow, reports say.

[Karadeniz]

36. Aaaahhh!!!!

[COL Mustard]

39. If true....

Fucking awesome!!!!


Slava Ukraini!!!

[IronLionZion]

40. It was told to go fuck itself

Well, bye warship

[Budi]

41. Neptune's kind of a baddy!

Video 1 year ago.

[Pachamama]

42. The Ukrainians really know how to show that they mean it when they say:

RUSSIAN WARSHIP- GO FUCK YOURSELF

[sky_masterson]

44. Breaking: In order to promote a new Reef, Russia has puposely sank obsolete "Moskva"

As a gesture of humanitarian good will.
Glory to Mother Russia

[LudwigPastorius]

45. Hitting it with one, much less two, cruise missiles would be a very lucky shot.

The Moskva has six AK-630 point defense cannons. Every two guns have their own radar/optical sighting systems.
They can detect, target, and fire faster than humanly possible.

I suppose it's possible that they all failed simultaneously. But, I think it's more likely that they worked as intended, and the ship was hit with debris from a destroyed missile that started a small fire.