Moskva means Moscow. The Russian freaking FLAGSHIP in flames

[Achilleaze]

apparently is named for Moscow, the capital. Omen? Would be good.

Reports still to be confirmed. But so far lots of reports saying the freaking FLAGSHIP of the Republican Party, ooops, my bad, I mean the Russian Butchery Machine, is in flames.

[Quakerfriend]

1. Just confirmed on MSNBC by prior member

of Zelenskyy’s government.

[Goonch]

2. ;-{)🖖‍

[ironflange]

3. Destroyed: 2022

[halfulglas]

4. I wonder who got to tell Vlad? Maybe they drew straws.

[sarge43]

13. The omega male in the pack.

"Is potato."

[DenaliDemocrat]

18. You know he went Kylo-Ren on the poor bastard

😃

[Kaleva]

5. A Slava class cruiser. Been around for awhile.

[Mysterian]

8. Commissioned 1983. Completely refitted 2000.

They had some big bucks invested in this ship.

[Kaleva]

10. The ship I was on at that time was commissioned 20 years prior

A Charles Adams class DDG

[Irish_Dem]

6. If it is the flagship, the RU naval fleet commander may have been killed?

[Achilleaze]

7. It's mourning in Moskva

May the mourning lead Moscow and Russia to some serious self-evaluation about this pointless, mindless, evil slaughter of Ukraine's people.

[Mysterian]

9. One can hope

I hope the SOB saw it coming.

[mbusby]

11. Both literally ...

... and figuratively.

[Pepsidog]

12. Makes you think just how vulnerable are these types of ships to modern

weapons.

[denbot]

22. Not really, they were operating near coast.

Unless we’re doing naval gunfire support, we did our thing on the deep blue sea.

[Pepsidog]

29. Good to know.

[3Hotdogs]

14. As my high school students would say,

"Fucked 'em up.!"

[Joinfortmill]

15. YES!

[Warpy]

16. I'm guessin this one will pan out

Crossposting an article from Forbes, no paywall: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/04/a-russian-attack-on-odessa-could-be-naval-suicide/?sh=6f326a3e3e7e

It makes a persuasive case for the sheer stupidity of attacking Odessa by sea.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. I saw a later article by that same guy dated for today

who cautioned about the reports and consider it with a grain of salt (and he included what it would take to carry that type of assault out). However he didn't rule it out and gave as justification the fact that 1 out of 2 earlier reports of ships being taken out, actually being confirmed - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/13/the-ukrainians-claim-they-damaged-a-russian-cruiser-be-skeptical/?sh=37f0d73f3971

[nycbos]

17. Russian warship. Go f**k yourself

[dhol82]

21. Anybody have a real link for this?

I want to share the news!

[Blueplanet]

23. News Article

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/russias-moskva-missile-cruiser-seriously-dam-1496883.html

Russia's Moskva Missile Cruiser Seriously Damaged By Fire, Blast Of Ammunition - Ministry

"MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th April, 2022) Russia's Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, has been hit be heavy fire and the following detonation of ammunition, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

"As result of the fire that hit the Moskva missile cruiser, the ammunition has detonated. The ship has been seriously damaged," the ministry said in a statement.

The statement added that all the crew members had been safely evacuated, causes of the fire are being investigated."

[Best_man23]

24. "As result of the fire that hit the Moskva missile cruiser, the ammunition has detonated"

If history of other ships that had their ammunition stores detonate due to a warhead impact is an indication, this Russian ship is not going to be around long, if its not already sitting on the bottom.

[Neutered Goldstone]

25. You think THAT's bad?

Check the latest on Russia's economy!

[ashredux]

26. From current reports...it is going down...it can't survive such damage....

[blue-wave]

27. This is the flagship of

The Russian Black Sea fleet. Burn baby burn!!! Go fuck yourself Russian warship!!

I think I’ll have a drink tonight and toast to this Ukrainian success and many more Russian ships swimming with fishes!!!!

[Evolve Dammit]

28. Burn baby burn! And Go Fuck Yourself on the way down to the bottom of the Black Sea.