Russia likely to reconsider its Black Sea position, following Moskva loss
The loss of the Russian lead warship is the country's second major naval loss since the invasion of Ukraine
The sinking of flagship missile carrier Moskva "will likely lead Russia to review its maritime posture in the Black Sea," the British Ministry of Defense said in its intelligence report on Friday.
On March 24, Russia's Alligator-class landing ship Saratov was damaged while docked in Berdiansk, a Russian-occupied port on the Sea of Azov.
The UK's defense ministry provided some information on the Soviet-era warship Moskva, stating that “it was one of only three Slava-class cruisers in the Russian navy. Originally commissioned in 1979, the Moskva had completed an extensive refit designed to improve its capability and only returned to operational status in 2021.”