Ukrainian defenders launched Neptune anti-ship missiles at the Russian cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea on the evening of 13 April 2022.
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Ukrainian anti-ship Neptune missiles hit the missile cruiser Moskva
The attack occurred on the evening of 13 April 2022
Ukraine said that Moskva was hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles in the Black Sea
Ukraine used two Neptune anti-ship missiles to sink the cruiser Moskva on April 13, 2022
The operation was a synergy of luck, preparation, and calculation, with the entire vertical of the Ukrainian Navy involved
The operation lasted just over an hour, involving target detection and destruction by coastal missile-artillery forces
Russian negligence helped the operation - two of three air defense layers were effectively empty with no ammunition
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