The flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet, the Project 1164 Slava class cruiser Moskva, suffered heavy damage while sailing in the Black Sea yesterday, with its 510-crew forced to evacuate. It was probably the source of targeting data for the anti-ship missiles, not there as a “distraction”. https://t.co/uiWNGhZ1tj — Thomas Shugart (@tshugart3) April 14, 2022Perhaps of interest in view of the recent news out of the Black Sea. The warship is a “symbol of Russian naval power in the Black Sea,” Michael Petersen of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute told to BBC reporters. UPDATE: Pentagon spokesman John Kirby just said on CNN that the warship Moskva is still afloat but clearly damaged.

Source: New York Times April 15, 2022 09:32 UTC