BBC News - Moskva has sunk

[BeyondGeography]

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[cilla4progress]

1. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Fuck off Russian warship!!

[Irish_Dem]

2. It sunk while being towed.

[Pachamama]

3. Russian Warship!!!!!

[Nevilledog]

6. Sighted shortly after sinking....

[MerryBlooms]

16. 😆

[ffr]

47. Bwah!

[FailureToCommunicate]

68. Ukrainian farmers so helpful keeping the oceans clean!

[taxi]

27. That's how the ships log aboard the tugboat will read. Moskva sunk while under tow.

[Irish_Dem]

31. It was all the tugboat's fault.

[spudspud]

35. The mighty Russian Battlecruiser, Flagship of the Black Fleet...brought low by a tug boat.

LOL...these stupid orcs.

[mitch96]

55. "sunk while being towed." I'm sorry I don't believe it..russians lie and lie a lot

It would look bad if the news of a UKR cruise missile sank the ship.
Better say it "had a fire" It "sank while being towed"...
Never, never tell the truth. How many russian soldiers are killed?
Why did they pull out of the attack on Kyiv?
It looks bad if you tell the russian people the truth. They are masters of spin.
I wonder if Maxar has some satellite images of the ship being towed? listing b/c of water flooding in? All I know is the powers that be will not tell the truth. YMMV
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[speak easy]

59. Scuttled IMO

[Irish_Dem]

62. yes the Russians could have scuttled it.

[sarisataka]

69. Is usually a ship is scuttled in war time

To prevent the enemy from capturing it. There was no chance Ukraine would be able to go out and tow the Moskva to capture it.

I believe he went down from battle damage

[speak easy]

72. If a ship its beyond repair, its grave is the sea.

better it sink out there and have all 620 ft of it sitting/sinking in port.

[Irish_Dem]

60. Right, did the ship even get towed. Or did it sink on the spot.

Yep Russians lie all the time.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. I hope everyone still on board was evacuated safely. As for the ship, Russian can build another one.

I guess this is going to catch someone's attention. I mean, in the Russian navy.

[SoonerPride]

10. My empathy for the Russian army / navy is nil

Seeing what atrocities they have engaged in, I no longer have any sympathy or empathy for them.

They get what they get.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. They were kids. They were drafted. I want them off the ship safely. NT

[AllyCat]

43. I get it, but they could have refused to do the things they did.

They engaged in war crimes and atrocities. Karma.

[Codifer]

56. One may always

refuse to carry out an unlawful order.

But that is not to say that those giving the unlawful order or those willing to partake in rape and murder (Mai Lai) won't make your life very uncomfortable if you tell on them (Winter Soldier).

[LakeArenal]

48. Completely agree.

The boys in Vietnam could have refused..not.

[Loge23]

28. Who, the murderers?

The scum onboard are the ones who fired the missiles at civilians.
More, please - crew included.

[Crunchy Frog]

41. If they survived they'll just be redeployed to kill more Ukrainians.

I know it's cold, but I'm hoping for maximal loss.

[Bev54]

5. Yes I read it on the Ukraine webcam site, just couldn't confirm

The memes have already started, I just can't copy them from the site.

[SoonerPride]

7. GLUB GLUB GLUB

[MoonlitKnight]

8. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Botany]

9. "The wasrship sunk under tow."

A Russian warship that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk, Russia's defence ministry has said.

Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, was being towed to port when "stormy seas" caused it to sink, according to a ministry message.

The 510-crew vessel was an important symbolic and military target, and has led Russia's naval assault on Ukraine.

Ukraine claims it struck the warship with its missiles, but Russia has made no mention of an attack.

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That ship launched the hypersonic missile that did this to Mariupol.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Stormy seas did not sink the Moskva.

[Botany]

17. But the UKR hit the Moskva when the seas were stormy. That was no accident.

[Irish_Dem]

19. With the poor visibility from the storm, the Moskva never saw it coming.

[Botany]

42. Also it made sending rescue ships and men out much more difficult

Sorry, I hope scads of them died and those that lived go home and tell the truth to their
countrymen.

[Jerry2144]

11. It didn't sink

It’s the new convertible class of cruiser. It can become a submarine so stealthy that no one can track it underwater.

Let’s hope this is Metaphor for how this war will end. That Ukraine frees themselves and liberates Russia.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Right, and this sub is going to be hugging the sea bottom for a long time.

[BootinUp]

26. Putin is a genius! Lol

[lastlib]

75. Like the cartoon said--

"Heroic Russian Cruiser Moskva Promoted To Submarine."

(Russian newspaper headline)

[WheelWalker]

13. Karma, Awesome: One (1) Ukrainian Unit

[zuul]

15. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[Deminpenn]

18. MSNBC reports the same

Moskova has sink.

[Raine]

20. I love it!!! 👍 ... Glory to Ukraine!! 🌻🇺🇦💕 nt

[questionseverything]

64. Glory to the heroes!

[Buns_of_Fire]

21. Someone needs to send Pootie a wrapped fish.

"What does that mean?"
"It means Moskva sleeps with the fishes."

With any luck, Pootie has seen The Godfather.

[BootinUp]

22. Kiss it bye bye Vlad!

[justhanginon]

23. If I could quit deleriously clapping my hands, I would say, that's a damn shame.

And then think about what must be Putin's rage and laugh and laugh and laugh. Kudos to the Ukrainians!

[Xavier Breath]

25. Let's get these to Moscow quick, then.

[BootinUp]

29. I'll bet Vlad threatened the shit

Out of the sailors trying to save it. Something like don’t bother to return to your old home.

[Irish_Dem]

33. Russia typically blames the troops when anything goes wrong.

Jails them or takes away their house and salary.

[applegrove]

30. It was the ship that contacted the Ukrainians on Snake Island and were told to

"F" off.

[Crunchy Frog]

53. It did as it was told.

[C_U_L8R]

32. No, no, no... it's just pining for the fjords

[heckles65]

34. This blows my mind

I remember reading about it while serving in the Cold War era U.S. military. I thought it was a very impressive vessel. The poster-ship for the 1970's Soviet naval expansion.

[MagickMuffin]

36. "You sunk my Battleship"

All's well!

[BumRushDaShow]

70. ...

[Crunchy Frog]

37. From RIA Novosti.

Link to tweet

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Translation: The Ministry of Defense announced that the cruiser "Moskva" sank.

I've been waiting with baited breath for this confirmation.

[Bird Lady]

38. I don't think we are getting the whole story.

I believe Russia purposely sank the ship to keep it out of others hands. Protecting any secrets on the ship.

[spudspud]

39. LOL. /nt

[liberal_mama]

40. And meanwhile in my area, Buffalo, NY, the USS The Sullivans is sinking right now

They are trying hard to right her. She's in shallow water so hopefully they will be able to get her back up.

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It's kind of creepy that in a few hours, it will be the 110th anniversary of the Titanic sinking. I just watched The Perfect Storm on HBO Max last night so I was thinking about ships when I woke up.

[LAS14]

45. What is causing this ship to tip like this? nt

[liberal_mama]

51. I'm not sure, she's been at the Buffalo Naval Park since 1977. My parents took me to see her when I

was young and I took my children there many times as both my sons were into ships. I got severely claustrophobic while touring her, but it was fascinating. The Little Rock, a much bigger ship, is there too.

Apparently her stern started taking in water earlier today. Sad to see this happening.

[Stinky The Clown]

66. Awww, damn! That is a huge shame.

I wonder how many even know who The Sullivans are any more.

I am glad that the Navy kept the name for an Arleigh class DDG, but DD537 is historically import for those it commemorates.

[LAS14]

44. I don't know much about these things, but for a ship to sink, there needs to be ....

... a hole in it, right? A pretty big hole if the ship is big. How does a fire cause a hole in a metal ship? Now, a missile, yeah.

Does anyone have factual info?

tia
las

[Crunchy Frog]

54. It was apparently hit by a couple of Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

That led to a fire and munitions explosion, and eventual sinking in the stormy seas.

It was likely the munitions explosion that caused the worst damage.

[LAS14]

58. I was thinking of the Russian version, which said it was just a fire. But...

... I guess if munitions exploded... I'm not saying I believe the Russians. I was just trying to figure out if their story was as stupid as it seemed.

[NutmegYankee]

71. Fire weakens the steel frames, causing buckling.

Buckling can rupture hull plating. There is also the possibility the explosions from the missile or the ammunition cooking off on the ship could have damaged watertight integrity. If no one is aboard to maintain pumps and damage control, Glug Glug Glug.

[Wingus Dingus]

46. Well...bye.

[Marthe48]

49. the gods really don't like hubris

imho

[KY_EnviroGuy]

50. Putin should rethink buying his used ships from Trump Boats of Florida, Inc.

.......

Let's hope this is not an environmental disaster for the Black Sea.

[roamer65]

52. A new shipwreck dive sight.

[Starfury]

57. Russia just lost their biggest air defense asset in the South.

Russia depended on having the Moskva provide long-range air and missile defense for much of Crimea and Southern Ukraine. This is going to change conditions on the ground. I think we'll start seeing the UAF be more active all along the coastal regions.

[Joinfortmill]

61. Good.

[dawn5651]

63. congrats ukraine....

[Evolve Dammit]

65. Buh Bye

[sarisataka]

67. I believe this is the largest ship sunk in combat since World War II

It was a bit bigger overall than the Argentine General Belgrano although the Belgrano displaced a few hundred more tons

[LiberalArkie]

73. I guess some more Russian officers will have a sudden heart attack.

[jmbar2]

74. Good news, but I worry about environmental damage

I hope it can be contained. I doubt the Russians will be too motivated to do so.

[Dial H For Hero]

77. I wouldn't get too worked up about it. Around 150 ships of this size or larger

were sunk in WW2, not to mention 10,000 or so smaller ones. One more won’t make much of a difference.

[BlueIdaho]

76. I read that a Turkish vessel rescued 54 Russian sailors last night

The Moskva has a crew of 500+ - this is a huge disaster for the Russian military.