In this Russian-Ukrainian military conflict, although the Ukrainian side has repeatedly claimed that it has caused heavy damage to Russia. But to see whether Russia has suffered serious losses, in fact, it mainly depends on whether Russia has launched reciprocal countermeasures. For example, before the Ukrainian army 2 Mi-24 helicopter gunships air raided the Russian indigenous fuel base, the Russian army in the following days destroyed more than a dozen oil depots on the Ukrainian side as a response. Judging from the current Reaction of Russia, the sinking of the guided-missile cruiser "Moscow" did make the Russian side fire.
On April 14, the Russian Defense Ministry officially recognized the sinking of the guided-missile cruiser Moscow. On 15 April, Russia's Black Sea Fleet immediately launched a retaliatory counterattack. The Black Sea Fleet used the Type 21631 frigate to launch "caliber" cruise missiles, directly destroying the vizar factory on the outskirts of Kiev. The factory is the main production plant for the Neptune anti-ship missile. More than a month after the start of the war, Russia has not attacked the plant. The choice to completely destroy the plant the day after the moscow missile cruiser sank also seems to confirm that the moscow missile cruiser was indeed sunk by Ukraine's Neptune anti-ship missiles.
In fact, this can also be seen from the information released by the Russian Ministry of Defense itself. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the guided-missile cruiser Moscow sank because it was "too windy" in the process of towing back to the port.
But in fact, if you look at the hydrological data and weather data of the Black Sea on April 14, you can find that there is no storm in the Black Sea area, and the wave height is even less than 2 meters. In this case, the "Moscow" guided missile cruiser is still sunk in the towing process, which shows how serious the damage to the hull is, and it is most likely that the Ukrainian "Neptune" anti-ship missile detonated the P-1000 anti-ship missile or S-300F anti-ship missile on the ship.
In addition to the retaliatory destruction of the Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile production plant, Russia also dispatched Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers to bomb the Azov battalion of the Azov Steel Plant in Mariupol. Earlier, the Russian army announced that it would use a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber to carry a FAB-3000 bomb weighing 3 tons to bomb the Azov steel plant. At this time, it was announced again, obviously to highlight that he was retaliating for the moscow missile cruiser incident.
It should be noted that, as of now, Russia has not declared war on the Ukrainian side, and Russia still refers to the current military operations in Ukraine as "special military operations". However, at present, Ukraine has not accepted it when it is good, and has even sent helicopters into Russia for sneak attacks on many occasions. Russia has also warned of ukraine's behavior, saying that if Ukraine attacks the Russian mainland again, russia will not only launch more violent airstrikes on Kiev, but also consider a formal declaration of war on Kiev.
At present, Russia's military mistakes are basically caused by light enemies. Take the "Moscow" guided missile cruiser as an example, which has been cruising near the Black Sea from the beginning of the war, but in the more than a month since the beginning of the war, it is still in a state of "not firing a single shot". If the Russians had made up their minds at the outset to make a massive amphibious landing in Odessa, ukraine's outlet to the sea would have been completely sealed off. After the mass amphibious landing is completed, the Moscow missile cruiser will be able to devote its main energy to dealing with the United States and NATO, and will not sink in the Black Sea.
The U.S. attitude was also very amusing, initially saying that it was not sure whether the Moscow guided-missile cruiser had been attacked by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles. However, after the sinking of the Moscow, the United States changed its tune in a short time, saying that it was sure that the missile cruiser "Moscow" had been hit by two missiles before it caused the fire to explode and eventually sank.
There are two possibilities, the first is that the Americans do not know what the actual situation is, but think it is a good opportunity to put further pressure on Russia, and the second possibility is that the Americans knew from the beginning that the Moscow had been hit by anti-ship missiles, but only decided to poke out the news after confirming the sinking of the ship. If this is the latter case, it proves that the United States may have played a very important role in the Moscow incident.
Therefore, in the next period of time, Russia is likely to shift its focus to continue confrontation with the United States and NATO.
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