The Cruiser That Proved No Ship Is Safe, Moskva Launched as the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship in 1983, Moskva embodied Cold War power—big, heavily armed, seemingly invulnerable. But in April 2022, two Ukrainian Neptune missiles pierced that image, triggering fires and explosions that sank her under tow. The loss of Russia’s most prominent cruiser showed how modern missiles can humble even the largest warships. | The Reliable Narrator

Russia’s biggest warship sank in the Black Sea — but Ukraine and Russia have differing explanations as to how it happened | NowThis Impact