Russian Cruiser Moskva: Soviet, then Russian guided missile cruiser in service 1983–1990 and 2000–2022
Moskva (Russian: Москва, lit. 'Moscow'), formerly Slava (Russian: Слава, lit. 'Glory'), was a guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy.
She was named after the city of Moscow. She was the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and had led Russia's naval assault on Ukraine. It had a crew of 510.
On 13 April 2022, two Ukrainian officials said that Moskva had been hit by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and exploded. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the ship was seriously damaged after a fire caused a munitions explosion. The next day, the ship had sunk.
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