💥 Attack

Ukraine struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, including sinking the flagship cruiser Moskva in April 2022.

April 1, 2022 Black Sea

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Moskva (military_unit) Black Sea Fleet (organization) Neptune missile (weapon_system) Ukrainian Navy (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Black Sea Fleet (military_unit)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, including the sinking of the flagship cruiser Moskva in April 2022.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

In April 2022, the Russian cruiser Moskva was hit by Ukrainian missiles. The ship subsequently sank during towing.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Americans go: 'Oh, that's the Moskva!' The Ukrainians go: 'Oh my God. Thanks a lot. Bye.' The Moskva was the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. The Ukrainians sank it.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:14.941Z

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