Russia has sustained serious damage to its two main naval ships, the Moskva and Saratov, after launching a military invasion of Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defense said in a morning report.. This will likely force Russia to reconsider its position in the Black Sea.

“Russia considered that the cruiser Moskva sank. As the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva played a key role both as a command ship and as an air defense hub..

Although the ship was commissioned back in 1979, it was one of three Slava-class cruisers and returned to the fleet in 2021 after the completion of a large-scale reconstruction aimed at improving combat capabilities..

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— Ministry of Defense? (@DefenceHQ) April 15, 2022.

Recall that the Russian cruiser Moskva, which Ukrainian defenders attacked on Wednesday, April 13, became the most expensive military loss of the Russian Federation in the war with Ukraine..