INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
exploded and caused a large fire, and Ukrainian officials saying its forces successfully targeted the Moskva with Neptune anti-ship
cruisers.Since Russia launched its attack on neighboring Ukraine in February, the 12,500-ton Moskva has been used as a crucial store of
Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression.The warship carries 16 P-1000 Vulkan cruise missiles, which have a 700-kilometer range and are
designed to destroy other warships, but can also be used against ground targets
only embody the sea but also the power of the state
laid down by the Soviet Union as part of an effort to build a new class of guided missile cruisers following changes to modern warfare in
Six were never begun, or dismantled when the Soviet Union collapsed
1980s, the Moskva has seen action off the coast of Georgia during the Russian attack on the South Caucasus nation in 2008, as well as during
Shortly after becoming president in 2000, Putin toured the vessel with then-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma while it was docked in the
agency TASS on Thursday.The damage to the Moskva will likely restrict the sort of military operations Russia is capable of launching in
