The Moskva was nearly the length of two football pitches and protected by three layers of air defence. How could an underdog have inflicted such a significant naval loss?
was nearly the length of two football pitches. It bristled with sensors, radio jammers and guns. The ship was protected by three layers of air defence: batteries of S-300F and OSA-MA missiles to shoot down threats at long and shorter ranges respectively, and automated AK-630 Gatling guns to throw a wall of lead at anything that got too close. Russia’s defence ministry claims the warship sank after an accidental fire detonated ammunition.
The strike’s success appears to have been aided by smart tactics. Shortly before the attack, Ukrainian forces flew Bayraktar TB2 drones near the
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