[dabigv13]

I liked "Russian cruiser promoted to submarine" and "it's not sinking. It's a special buoyancy operation".

Not only does the loss of the Moskva pose a big problem for the rest of the Black Sea fleet, it also was likely providing some anti-air coverage for Russian ground forces in  Crimea and the coastline. Could open up more opportunities for strikes there or require Russia to rotate other anti-air systems.

[dabigv13]

I liked "Russian cruiser promoted to submarine" and "it's not sinking. It's a special buoyancy operation".

Not only does the loss of the Moskva pose a big problem for the rest of the Black Sea fleet, it also was likely providing some anti-air coverage for Russian ground forces in  Crimea and the coastline. Could open up more opportunities for strikes there or require Russia to rotate other anti-air systems.