In the image the cruiser is accompanied by other vessels. An analysis suggested this was not long after the damage occurred which caused the ship to eventually sink. A senior Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated the ship was "battling a fire on board, but we do not know the extent of the damage” but it was "big" and "extensive." Īn image from a satellite with cloud-penetrating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) revealed that at 18:52 local time ( UTC+03:00) on 13 April 2022, Moskva was located at 45☁0′43.39″N 30★5′30.54″E / 45.1787194°N 30.9251500☎ / 45.1787194 30.9251500, about 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Odessa, east of Snake Island and around 50 nmi (90 km) from the Ukrainian coast. A defense department spokesman later stated it was unclear whether the vessel was moving under her own power or being towed. The ship appeared to be moving under its own power, probably heading to Sevastopol for repairs. The cause of the explosion was not clear. Imagery they had examined showed the ship had suffered a sizable explosion. The United States Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said early on 14 April that they did not have enough information to confirm a missile strike, but could not rule it out.
On 15 April, the sinking was briefly reported on Russian news media and television, where it was said to be due to "stormy seas".
Later on 14 April, the Russian ministry said that Moskva sank while being towed during stormy weather, although the weather was reportedly mild. The ministry said on 14 April that the missile systems of the cruiser were undamaged, the fire was contained by sailors, and that efforts were underway to tow the ship to port. Hours after Marchenko's claim, the Russian Ministry of Defence said that a fire had caused munitions to explode, and that the ship had been seriously damaged, without any statement of cause or reference to a Ukrainian strike. Later that evening presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych reported Moskva was on fire in rough seas and Odessa governor Maksym Marchenko officially confirmed that Ukrainian forces hit Moskva with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, which "caused very serious damage." At 12:43, 14 April EEST, the Ukrainian Southern Command posted a video on Facebook with a report stating the ship had received damage within the range of the Neptune anti-ship missile, there was a fire and other vessels in Moskva 's group "tried to help, but a storm and a powerful explosion of ammunition overturned the cruiser and it began to sink." Russian account The first known report of a missile hitting the ship was at 20:42, 13 April 2022 Ukrainian time ( EEST, UTC+03:00) with a Facebook post by a Ukrainian volunteer connected to the military. Location of Moskva in Black Sea on 12 April 2022 by satellite imagery Ukrainian account Russia said that 396 crew members had been evacuated, with one sailor killed and 27 missing, but there are unverified reports of more casualties. The cruiser is the largest Russian warship to be sunk in wartime since the end of World War II and the first Russian flagship sunk since the 1905 Russo-Japanese War. Ukrainian officials said that their forces damaged the ship with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, while Russia said she sank in stormy seas after a fire caused munitions to explode. The Russian warship Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, sank on 14 April 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian claim: Sunk in stormy seas after a fire.
Ukrainian claim: Sunk by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles.
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