(Washington Composite Electric) The Black Sea Fleet flagship "Moscow", which has exploded outside Ukraine, has sank.Analysis pointed out that this may weaken the Russian army's ability to crack down from the maritime, but not enough to affect the war.

Family hit by Ukrainian missiles in the United States: Cruise ship personnel casualties are difficult to estimate

An anonymous official of the US Department of Defense told the media on Friday that the US evaluation was determined that the Russian missile cruiser Moskva was hit by two Neptune missiles in Ukraine on Wednesday night.The United States believes that the attack caused casualties, but "it is difficult to evaluate how many people."

The United States also found that surviving people were rescued by other Russian vessels.

Russia's statement is that the Mosca was caused by fire and caused an ammunition explosion, and the crew was evacuated to other ships in time.Russia also confirmed that after the ship was dragged back to Hong Kong on Thursday, it sank due to the imbalance of the hull.

The Moscow is equipped with 16 cruise missiles.Ukrainian media Ukraine truthly reports that there are two nuclear warheads that can be loaded by P -000 supersonic cruise missiles on this ship.This is worrying that the nuclear leak accident occurs.

After the start of the Russian and Ukraine War, the Moscow has always been the main force of the Russian Navy. It played a key role in the capture of Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine.

For the Moscow, the above -mentioned U.S. officials said: "This is a symbolic major blow ... That is their proud ship."

He said that Moscow is one of the three glorious missile cruisers in the Russian army. Without it, the Russian Navy's power in the Black Sea must weaken.

He pointed out that after the outbreak of Turkey, the Montreux Convention signed in 1936 blocked the BOSPHORUS and Dardanelles of Bosphorus.This means that Russia cannot dispatch other warships to replace the Moscow, which cannot fill this "ability gap".

Before Moscow sinking, the Russian Navy's dominant position in the Black Sea was unquestionable, and some analysts believed that this situation may change today.

Analysis: symbolic huge loss

The Director -General of the Mediterranean Strategic Research Foundation (FMES) headquarters in France, Osul, also said: "In a symbolic sense, this is a huge loss."

The former General of the Navy told AFP that all parties thought that the warship with a displacement of 12,000 tons was affected by one or more missiles and controlled the fire, but it sank within 12 hours.Essence

He pointed out that the Moscow may be the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, and now Russia must set up another headquarters.

Russia lost important maritime weapons on the occasion of Ukraine, and the Russian army's ability to attack and protect comrades must be affected.

The Military spokesman of the Odessa region in Ukraine said in a social media that Moscow can be equipped with 680 people, which is to provide air cover during the operation of other ships, especially during their bombing of the coastal targets and landing.

Western analysts believe that the Russian army's ability to crack down on cruise missiles will be affected, but it is not expected to change the rules of war game, because the Black Sea fleet of the Russian army is still a powerful force.

Analyst report from the Institute for the Study of War, damaging the Moscow will weaken Russia's ability to launch cruise missile attacks, but "it is unlikely to impact Russia's overall action."

Other analysts also say that this will not have much impact on the current war, because the Russian Navy has not played a great role in this war.