Russian Warship Moskva Is On Fire In Black Sea - Media

[AntiFascist]

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Source: Ukrainian News Agency



Ukrainian defenders attacked the flagship of the Russian fleet, missile cruiser Moskva. This is reported by volunteer Serzh Marko.

“The cruiser Moskva has just been hit by 2 Neptune missiles. It is standing, burning. And there is a storm at sea. Tactical flooding is required, apparently,” he wrote.

Read more: https://ukranews.com/en/news/849331-russian-warship-moskva-is-on-fire-in-black-sea-media

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The Ukrainian military has hit the Russian cruiser Moskva by Neptune missiles, causing serious damage to the warship.

Maksym Marchenko, the head of the Odesa regional military administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva went today exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island. The Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship," Marchenko said.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3456892-ukrainian-military-hits-russian-cruiser-by-neptune-missiles.html

[thomski64]

1. Good..

.. now complete your mission,
and go fuck yourselves...

[jpak]

2. Wow this is huge

[jrthin]

3. Burn baby, BURN!!!

[BootinUp]

13. +1

[empedocles]

4. Great

[secondwind]

5. They also hit a frigate earlier...

[orangecrush]

9. They frigged it

[mitch96]

6. "And there is a storm at sea." A missile hit during a storm? I'm impressed!!! nt

[mopinko]

7. exactly where it was sent...

[orangecrush]

8. Popeye reacts

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Neptun Missile

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The RK-360MC Neptun (Neptune) is a Ukrainian anti-ship missile system. It was developed by Luch design bureau. It uses R-360 anti-ship cruise missile. It is a Ukrainian version of the Russian Kh-35U. The Ukrainian missile is generally similar to the Kh-35U, but has a longer body with more fuel, larger booster, and some other modifications. This missile was first announced in 2013. First examples were reportedly completed and tested in 2016. At the time this missile reportedly lacked guidance system. This missile has a range of up to 280 km. It could be carried and launched from naval, land and air platforms. Development of the Neptun land-based anti-ship missile system was completed in 2019. Ukrainian military trials were completed in 2020. In 2021 a pre-production system was delivered to Ukrainian military for testing. In 2021 Ukrainian MoD funded production of a batch of Neptun coastal defense systems. It was planned that a batch of 18-19 launcher vehicles will be delivered in 2022. Ukrainian military plans to obtain a total of 54 to 90 Neptun launcher vehicles with missiles.

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There is a very interesting thing about this missile. An exact copy of the Neptun was first observed in 2014, in North Korea. It is locally known as Kumsong 3 (Venus 3). Initially it was thought that North Koreans acquired the Russian Kh-35E, or Kh-35UE missiles. However after close examination it appeared that it is not a Russian missile, but is extremely similar to the Ukrainian Neptun. It made its first apparent test launch in 2015 and reportedly demonstrated a range of 200 km. In 2017, during another test launch, the Kumsong 3 demonstrated a range of 240 km. It is unclear how a missile, that was under development in Ukraine, was tested in North Korea even before its test in Ukraine. There is still some missing link in this whole story, how this North Korean missile was developed. One of the explanations could be that Ukraine contributed development of the North Korean Kumsong 3 anti-ship missile. Ukraine is actually among Top 10 military producers of the world and has a far more developed weapons industry than North Korea. Also Ukraine supplied engines for North Korean ballistic missiles via Russia before. This fact was confirmed by Ukrainian space agency and South Korean intelligence.

In terms of performance the Neptun is generally similar to the Russian Kh-35U. It has a planned range of up to 280 km. In 2019 this missile demonstrated a range of over 250 km for the first time. It carries a High Explosive Fragmentation (HE-FRAG) warhead, which weights around 145 kg. This missile should be efficient against vessels with a displacement of up to 5 000 t, such as frigates and smaller destroyers.

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https://www.military-today.com/missiles/neptun.htm

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[msongs]

11. no evidence nt

[eShirl]

12. Listen to THESE winds of change.

[EX500rider]

14. Only 3 bigger ships in the Russian navy

The Kuznetsov carrier and the 2 Kirov battlecruisers.

Although the Moskva (formerly Slava) was launched in 1979 so getting pretty old.

[pwb]

15. Take that with you Comrade little man.

I just wish we made it. I like the fact that our weapons are finally killing Russians. They have ben killing our people with their weapons since Korea. Fugum all.

[Omaha Steve]

16. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

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