Ukraine on Friday mocked the sinking in the Black Sea of the Moskovka cruiser, the former flagship of the Russian fleet, on the anniversary of the hostilities that dealt a huge blow to the prestige of the Russian armed forces.
“A year ago, the Russian cruiser Moskva completed its last and most successful operation involving the Navy of Ukraine. It has undergone a transformation from the largest bank of the Black Sea to the best place for divers. We will not stop. The Russians have 3 options: run away, surrender their weapons, or sail into the sea,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on his Twitter page.
Along with the message, the Kyiv official shared a video in which you can see the launch of the Neptune missiles – the ones that were supposed to sink Moscow – a recording with a well-known gesture of a Ukrainian. border guards on Zmiiny Island after the crew of the Russian flagship called on it to surrender, the visit of Reznikov and other Ukrainian officials to Odesa and their scuba diving.
A year ago, the Russian cruiser “Moscow” with the help of @UA_NAVY, completed his last and most successful operation. From the largest tin can of the Black Sea, it turned into the best diving attraction.
We are not going to stop. The Russians have 3 options: flee,… pic.twitter.com/mNWVLUSQFJ— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) April 13, 2023
“The Japanese will be very happy because (…) Japan sank first [crucișător rusesc]”, the Ukrainian defense minister jokes at one point, recalling the Battle of Tsushima Strait (1905), in which Japan, then a developing military power, inflicted a crushing defeat on the Russian Imperial Navy.
Ukraine wants to turn the wreckage of “Moscow” into a tourist attraction
During the video, Reznikov also says that Ukrainian authorities will create a tour in Odesa so tourists can visit the site of the shipwreck, 130 kilometers south of the Ukrainian port city on the Black Sea and east of Zmiiny Island, where Russia withdrew its troops. garrison at the end of June.
Ukraine has already declared the sunken ship an “underwater cultural heritage”.
The missile attack on the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the night of April 13-14 last year and its subsequent sinking became Ukraine’s first serious military strike, almost immediately becoming a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to aggression by Vladimir Putin.
In the evening of April 14, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported on the “damage” of the ship, but explained the situation as a “sea storm”. Russia only confirmed on April 22 that the death of the cruiser resulted in casualties.
It is reported that this video shows the launch of two Neptune cruise missiles that destroyed the Russian flagship cruiser Moskva.
The video was published by Oleksandr @Turchynovformer secretary of the National Security Council. pic.twitter.com/hm1PKISZlB
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 13, 2023
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