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Doktor armády Sciences Konstantin Sivkov commented on the consequences of the incident with the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser Moscow. The night before, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the cruiser had sunk in the Black Sea due to damage caused by a fire and an explosion of ammunition. According to the expert, the loss of the cruiser will affect the defense, because it cannot be replaced now.
& quot; The loss is very tangible, I mean immediately without ambiguity. In fact, our fleet has lost a third of its potential in the far sea zone, “the NSN quotes the former captain of the first-class captain.
had & nbsp; powerful weapons that meet modern requirements, had the world's first multi-channel air defense system.” Fort “and the combat range was & nbsp; about a thousand kilometers.
” And, of course, this is a serious loss to our fleet, a serious one. The reasons must be addressed, the perpetrators must be punished, that is clear, “the expert emphasized.” He also explained that Russia does not currently have the option to replace the cruiser because Turkey has blocked the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. In addition, Sivkov pointed out that such ships are needed in the Barents Sea because the entire 62nd US Fleet is located there.
“The same picture is in the Pacific Ocean. We can't take them from there,” Sivkov concluded. .