Upgraded many times over the years, the Moskva should have had defenses to shoot down the Ukrainian missiles. Built by the Soviet Union to sink American carriers, it was armed with missiles capable of striking planes, ships and submarines. Construction of the ship, originally known as the Slava, began in 1976, and the vessel went into service in 1983. The Moskva was itself designed as a ship killer.
The sinking of the Moskva is a clear sign that the future has arrived. Naval analysts have worried for years that a new generation of ship-killing missiles would endanger large and important ships like the Moskva or the United States’ fleet of aircraft carriers. The remainder of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is still within range to launch cruise missiles into Ukraine but is unable to support any sort of amphibious assault on the country’s coastal cities, according to former officials. officials confirmed, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence assessments of the war. Russian ships have already been pushed farther off the Ukrainian coast, U.S. The vessel’s sinking has symbolic, diplomatic and military importance. “With those surface-to-surface missile launchers, she really looks dangerous. Cox, the director of the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington. “It was a very impressive ship,” said retired Rear Adm. The Moskva inspired awe in those who saw it - bristling with missiles and looming over the landscape - and was the embodiment of Russian power in the region for decades.
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