Russia Ukraine War intensified: Russia's Flagship Moskva ruined, Missile factory in Ukraine destroyed in retaliation

The end of the war between Russia and Ukraine seems far-fetched. If anything, the conflict has further escalated after a Russian Navy warship sank in the sea late Thursday. However, Russia claimed that the accident happened after the fire on the warship reached its arsenal. Russia in fact acknowledged that Moskva, its flagship Black Sea missile, has sunk. The Ukrainian Navy, on the other hand, claimed that Muskva was destroyed in an attack by its missile cruiser. Infuriated by this, Russia has now declared an attack on the whole of Ukraine and in the early hours of Friday targeted the missile factory located near Kyiv. Anti-ship missiles were manufactured and repaired in this factory.

Moskva was one of the major battleships of the Russian Navy and one of the primordial locations for Russia in the Black Sea. This allowed cruise missiles to hit ground and air targets. It was fitted with a radar and was equipped with an air defense system. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian warships in the Black Sea should be withdrawn, risking their sinking if they persist.

Prior to the war, The Russian Navy occupied the Black Sea in order to encircle Ukraine and disable its ports. Due to this, Ukraine's maritime contact with the rest of the world almost ended. If Moskva is drowned by the Ukrainian attack, it is a great success for Ukraine and a big loss for Russia. According to Russian defense affairs expert Michael Kaufman, this is the largest warship sunk in the sea in the last 40 years.