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Cruiser "Moscow" became the most expensive Russian military equipment destroyed by Armed Forces: it cost $ 750 million - Forbes

14 April, 2022 Thursday
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Cruiser "Moscow" became the most expensive military loss of Russia in a war with Ukraine

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Publication calculated approximate cost, comparing "Moscow" with a cruiser of the same class "Ukraine", which in 1995 cost 720 million dollars.

"In 2020,  cruiser was repaired. Cost of repairs is unknown, but  link from state" Crimean newspaper " says is costs about  30 billion rubles, or  $ 363 million at exchange rate on April 14”  said in the message.

Remind, flagship of the Black Sea fleet of  Russian Federation cruiser "Moscow" was struck yesterday, on April 13, by Ukrainian Neptune missiles.

Today in  Ministry of Defense of Russia confirmed that the missile cruiser "Moscow" received serious damages

Kyiv City Council Deputy Dmytro Bilotserkovets noted that, there was a panic in Sevastopol, personnel were evacuated from Moscow cruiser, there were reports of several hundred dead Russian servicemen, and  ship could not be restored.

Ukrainian military today reported that cruiser was severely damaged and began to sink after a powerful explosion of ammunition.

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