The submerged flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, provided air cover for the entire Kherson group of occupation troops, said Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine.

The ship should also provide cover for the landing in the Odessa and Kherson regions..

“The cruiser provided air defense for the landing troops, there were a large number of sea-based S-300 systems on board, so it provided an excellent umbrella,” he said in a conversation with Russian human rights activist Mark Feigin.

In addition, since this is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, the headquarters and command of the fleet were on board.

And it is these officers who have the most questions, because according to official data, about 14-15 people escaped from a crew of more than 500 people..

For Ukraine, the loss of a cruiser by Russia is a good sign - this will ease the situation of Ukrainian aviation in the southern direction.

“The hole formed due to the absence of “Moscow” has yet to be carefully assessed, but we can already say that he covered the Kherson group with his “umbrella”, summed up Arestovich.