While the Admiral Makarov may be far smaller than the Moskva, it’s a powerful vessel armed with eight vertical launch cells for Kalibr and other cruise missiles, 24 Buk anti-aircraft missiles, plus short-range air defense cannon and anti-submarine rockets. ![]() In addition to the Moskva, an Alligator-class landing ship was sunk by Ukrainian fire in March. While Russia and the Soviet Union have a history of maritime disasters, it seems far more likely that the 11,000-ton Moskva - flagship of the Black Sea Fleet – succumbed to hostile action in a war zone.Įither way, if another Russian warship was indeed badly damaged or sunk, it’s another black eye for Russia’s military prowess and prestige. Russia maintains that the was stricken by an accidental fire in an ammunition magazine. Just last month, Ukraine claimed the cruiser Moskva was sunk by two Neptune missiles, a claim that has been supported by Western analysts. But past history suggests that Ukraine has the capability to sink Russian ships, and that Russia will deny this ever happened. Given the fog of war – and wartime propaganda – it’s tough to be certain to what happened at this point. “No, we do not have such information," said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news service. ![]() The Russian government denied reports that another warship has been hit.
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