> **The sinking of the Russian flagship Moskva is hard to explain in Moscow. On Russian state television, there are calls for revenge, for something that did not formally happen.**
> The past few hours have seen seething presenters, analysts and commentators screaming for retribution for the sinking of the “pride of the Black Sea. This anger is quite remarkable: because according to the official Russian version of the facts, this was an accident. A fire was said to have broken out on the Moskva, through sheer bad luck, leading to several and fatal explosions. The damage was not too bad at first, defense spokesmen in Moscow glibly claimed yesterday. ‘The cruiser “Moskva” sank while being towed in a storm,’ the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation literally reported on Twitter (see below).
> So, it went wrong due to an embarrassing coincidence and absolutely not – as Ukraine triumphantly claims – because it was Ukrainian Neptune missiles that caused the Moskva to plummet.
> Also noteworthy in the meantime in this context: Russia, by its own admission, attacked a machine factory on the outskirts of Kiev during the night of Thursday to Friday where Ukraine makes missiles for firing at vessels or aircraft. Coincidentally, this is the Ukrainian state-owned Vizar enterprise in Vishneve on the southwest edge of the Ukrainian capital, the manufacturer of Neptune missiles. Russia also immediately claims to have more targets in the Kiev region in its sights again, after it had been relatively calm in and around the city for some time. According to Ukrainian commentators, Putin is said to be furious at the loss of the Moskva.
> So Russian state television also cried out very loudly for revenge for something the Ukrainians did not do. In short, the Moskva, in addition to being a very sensitive loss for the Russian Navy, has now also become a banging headache file for Putin’s propaganda departments. Especially now that the story is going around the world. ‘This is a blow to Moscow’s prestige in a war that is already considered a historical blunder,’ writes the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera, for example. The news also overshadowed Russian reports of military successes in the Donbas region.
> Footage shared on social media by Russian media analyst Julia Davis shows a presenter receiving live news that the Moskva has sunk. “Even the fact that there is an attack against our territory is casus belli, an absolute reason for war,” fulminates analyst Vladimir Bortko on state broadcaster Russia-1. Russia-1 is the second most-watched channel on Russian television, having to pass only Channel One, the channel where Marina Ovsyannikova raised a protest sign against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine behind the news anchor a month ago.
> According to Borto, the “special operation” in Ukraine is now over, though. ,,It ended last night, when our motherland was attacked. The Moskva is an absolute reason for war. One hundred percent sure. It is our flagship. We don’t have to think about anything. There has to be an answer.”
> Bortko goes even further and believes that the Ukrainian capital Kiev should be bombed. “That’s what has to happen. There’s only one way we can respond: throw one bomb at it and be done with it.”
> In another program on Russia-1, a commentator proclaims that the whole idea of a Ukrainian identity should be erased. ,,It has been poisoning the lives of Slavic peoples for a hundred years. They are, in reality, Russians to whom they have said that they are no longer Russians, but Ukrainians. Although the name in itself is an insult. That will take its time. But before we start doing that and before they realize that they need to be educated, they need to be convincingly defeated.”
Pride of the Black Sea fleet, the Moskva has been promoted by the stable genius Putin to wreckage, and should definitely be avenged, especially since Ukraine had nothing to do with the promotion.
Or, just like always, leave it to Russia to somehow blame it on the US.
Wait for it. Cuz we all know it’s coming.
look at the bright side, it will become a famous diving site for russian tourists one day
Good.
lmao:
1. Moskva sunk because of a fire onboard. The Ukrainians didn’t do it.
2. We should go to war with Ukraine because the Moskva sunk
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> **The sinking of the Russian flagship Moskva is hard to explain in Moscow. On Russian state television, there are calls for revenge, for something that did not formally happen.**
> The past few hours have seen seething presenters, analysts and commentators screaming for retribution for the sinking of the “pride of the Black Sea. This anger is quite remarkable: because according to the official Russian version of the facts, this was an accident. A fire was said to have broken out on the Moskva, through sheer bad luck, leading to several and fatal explosions. The damage was not too bad at first, defense spokesmen in Moscow glibly claimed yesterday. ‘The cruiser “Moskva” sank while being towed in a storm,’ the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation literally reported on Twitter (see below).
> So, it went wrong due to an embarrassing coincidence and absolutely not – as Ukraine triumphantly claims – because it was Ukrainian Neptune missiles that caused the Moskva to plummet.
> Also noteworthy in the meantime in this context: Russia, by its own admission, attacked a machine factory on the outskirts of Kiev during the night of Thursday to Friday where Ukraine makes missiles for firing at vessels or aircraft. Coincidentally, this is the Ukrainian state-owned Vizar enterprise in Vishneve on the southwest edge of the Ukrainian capital, the manufacturer of Neptune missiles. Russia also immediately claims to have more targets in the Kiev region in its sights again, after it had been relatively calm in and around the city for some time. According to Ukrainian commentators, Putin is said to be furious at the loss of the Moskva.
> So Russian state television also cried out very loudly for revenge for something the Ukrainians did not do. In short, the Moskva, in addition to being a very sensitive loss for the Russian Navy, has now also become a banging headache file for Putin’s propaganda departments. Especially now that the story is going around the world. ‘This is a blow to Moscow’s prestige in a war that is already considered a historical blunder,’ writes the Arabic news channel Al Jazeera, for example. The news also overshadowed Russian reports of military successes in the Donbas region.
> Footage shared on social media by Russian media analyst Julia Davis shows a presenter receiving live news that the Moskva has sunk. “Even the fact that there is an attack against our territory is casus belli, an absolute reason for war,” fulminates analyst Vladimir Bortko on state broadcaster Russia-1. Russia-1 is the second most-watched channel on Russian television, having to pass only Channel One, the channel where Marina Ovsyannikova raised a protest sign against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine behind the news anchor a month ago.
> According to Borto, the “special operation” in Ukraine is now over, though. ,,It ended last night, when our motherland was attacked. The Moskva is an absolute reason for war. One hundred percent sure. It is our flagship. We don’t have to think about anything. There has to be an answer.”
> Bortko goes even further and believes that the Ukrainian capital Kiev should be bombed. “That’s what has to happen. There’s only one way we can respond: throw one bomb at it and be done with it.”
> In another program on Russia-1, a commentator proclaims that the whole idea of a Ukrainian identity should be erased. ,,It has been poisoning the lives of Slavic peoples for a hundred years. They are, in reality, Russians to whom they have said that they are no longer Russians, but Ukrainians. Although the name in itself is an insult. That will take its time. But before we start doing that and before they realize that they need to be educated, they need to be convincingly defeated.”
Pride of the Black Sea fleet, the Moskva has been promoted by the stable genius Putin to wreckage, and should definitely be avenged, especially since Ukraine had nothing to do with the promotion.
Or, just like always, leave it to Russia to somehow blame it on the US.
Wait for it. Cuz we all know it’s coming.
look at the bright side, it will become a famous diving site for russian tourists one day
Good.
lmao:
1. Moskva sunk because of a fire onboard. The Ukrainians didn’t do it.
2. We should go to war with Ukraine because the Moskva sunk
Time to pick one.
No problem, just a special submarine operation.