Moskva

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Russian missile cruiser Moskva sails into Sevastopol bay as several Russian flags wave in the foreground and a decorative street lamp is visible at right.

Moskva

Russian guided missile cruiser

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Russia-Ukraine War
Zelensky appeals to the West, the sinking of the Moskva, and the fall of Mariupol
…on April 13 when the Moskva, a Russian guided missile cruiser and the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, was struck by a pair of Ukrainian-produced Neptune anti-ship missiles off the coast of Odesa. Russian authorities claimed that the ship had suffered an ammunition fire but that it was being…
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…on April 13 when the Moskva, a Russian guided missile cruiser and the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, was struck by a pair of Ukrainian-produced Neptune anti-ship missiles off the coast of Odesa. Russian authorities claimed that the ship had suffered an ammunition fire but that it was being…
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Ukraine
Western aid, the sinking of the Moskva, and the fall of Mariupol
…on April 13 when the Moskva, a Russian guided missile cruiser and the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, was struck by a pair of Ukrainian-produced Neptune anti-ship missiles off the coast of Odessa. When the Moskva sank the following day, it provided an enormous morale boost for Ukraine and…
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…on April 13 when the Moskva, a Russian guided missile cruiser and the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, was struck by a pair of Ukrainian-produced Neptune anti-ship missiles off the coast of Odessa. When the Moskva sank the following day, it provided an enormous morale boost for Ukraine and…
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