Moscow burns, Ukrainian missile hits Russian cruiser off Crimea

 The missile cruiser "Moscow" docked in the Gulf of Sevastopol.

On Wednesday, April 13, a fire broke out on the Russian missile cruiser "Moscow" of the Russian Black Sea Fleet because it was hit by a missile from the Ukrainian anti-ship complex "Neptune".

Odessa OVA chairman Maxim Marchenko reported it .

"Neptune's missiles guarding the Black Sea have caused very serious damage to Russian ships," he wrote.

Information about the fire, which spread on social networks, was confirmed by the adviser to the head of the OPU Oleksiy Arestovych in an interview with human rights activist Mark Feigin.

There was a surprise with the naval aircraft carrier, the cruiser "Moscow". ", - he said.

Previously, the cause of the heavy fire on the cruiser was called the accurate fire of the Ukrainian anti-ship complex "Neptune". According to former lawmaker Serhiy Vysotsky, citing his own sources, two Ukrainian missiles were aimed at the missile cruiser Moscow, which is part of the 30th division of the surface ships of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

“It has been confirmed to me that two missiles from the Ukrainian anti-ship complex Neptune have defeated the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser Moscow! Two out of two! The entire Russian Black Sea Fleet has been withdrawn for urgent rescue operations!" - wrote the former deputy.

MP Irina Freese added that the missile cruiser "Moscow", anchored in the Gulf of Sevastopol, disappeared from radar. When a storm rages on the sea, warship rescue operations become complicated. Might have to be flooded.

The Russian Wikipedia article on the missile cruiser Moscow, created in 1976, also contains information about its effects on Ukrainian missiles.

It is known that this Russian cruiser has artillery, anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and mine torpedo weapons. It is also equipped with 16 P-1000 Vulcan." Sonic 2 streaming VF anti-ship missile launchers, with a range of up to 1000 km. Carrying on board one Ka-27 helicopter.

We will recall, earlier in Berdyansk from the defenders of the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine "minus" one landing craft from the invaders.

Ukrainian volunteer Oleksandr Karpyuk (aka blogger Serg Marco) said that the cruiser Moscow belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

“It stands, it burns. And storms at sea. Tactical flooding seems necessary,” Karpyuk said on Facebook.

This information is also disseminated by some current and former MPs and other officials.

“There is interesting information from fishermen in the Black Sea. It is said that the cruiser of the famous Russian Black Sea Fleet "Moscow" met "Neptune", more precisely with two "Neptunes". With a disability. And there's a storm! Smoke well. We believe fishermen don't have dreams," wrote MP Lyudmila Buimister.

Adviser to the Minister of the Interior Anton Gerashchenko said in his telegram: "Here, bad luck, tararah, something exploded. And the cruiser "Matskva" almost sank. He won't be able to fight next year. Why was the ancient Roman god of the sea Neptune? And it didn't work!”

UPDATED. The head of the Odessa regional military administration Maxim Marchenko confirmed information about the defeat of "Moscow".

"It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser" Moscow "today went exactly where sent by our border guards on Snake Island! Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to Russian ships. Glory to Ukraine!" Marchenko wrote in a telegram.

"Yes," Taras Chmut, director of the Return Alive Foundation, also tweeted.

On April 10, the Crimea Realia website reported that the missile cruiser Moscow was anchored in the Gulf of Sevastopol. The board number and the name of the ship are painted.

About the cruiser "Moscow"

The ship was launched at Nikolaev in 1979. It is part of the 30th division of the surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, is its flagship.

He took part in hostilities in Georgia, Syria and during the attack on Snake Island in February 2022. Probably, he was sent on the famous route by one of the defenders of Snake island Roman Gribov.

In any case, the Zmiiny was attacked by two Russian ships: the Moscow and the patrol boat Vasily Bykov. And "Bykov" already went "there" (he was beaten by Ukrainian troops ) on March 7.