The Sinking Of The Moskva
News reports confirm that the Russian missile cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea was hit by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and heavily damaged; other reports on Twitter say that it has sunk. Meanwhile, Rumors are swirling in Russia about Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu having suffered a massive heart attack. Leonid Nevzlin, a former co-head of the oil giant Yukos, claims that Shoigu is in critical condition. He also says that 20 top generals have been arrested. pic.twitter.com/9kOJ1Ba0dx — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 14, 2022 The Institute for the Study of War site has made no mention of the damage or sinking of the Moskva , nor has the Militaryland site , although I first saw references to this in the middle of yesterday afternoon. The Oryx site, however, has already confirmed the damage, though not the subsequent sinking. It's hard to imagine that this is not a significant blow to Russian prestige: in response to Sweden and Finland moving to NATO, the Russian response was...