The Cruiser That Proved No Ship Is Safe, Moskva Launched as the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship in 1983, Moskva embodied Cold War power—big, heavily armed, seemingly invulnerable. But in April 2022, two Ukrainian Neptune missiles pierced that image, triggering fires and explosions that sank her under tow. The loss of Russia’s most prominent cruiser showed how modern missiles can humble even the largest warships. | The Reliable Narrator