Russian naval leader meets with battleship crew destroyed by Ukrainians

The head of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yemmenov, has met with crew members from the sunken Moscow missile crossroad and said they will continue serving in the navy, Tas news agency said on Saturday.

On Thursday, Russia said Moscow had sunk after an ammunition explosion. Ukraine said it hit the ship, the flag of the Russian Black Sea fleet, with a rocket.

Growth of Morality for Ukraine

This is a significant blow to Russia's war efforts, both for military and moral reasons.

Moscow is an old ship since the Soviet period, but has become the main ship in the Russian Black Sea fleet since 2000.

The 12,500 - ton ship has been part of the Russian fleet at sea and has been a threat to the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

Any reason that caused the major fire- with Ukraine saying it was destroyed by two rockets thrown by its forces -- the destruction of powerful Moscow would look like a poetic justice in Ukraine.

In more practical terms, this incident seems to result in Russian warships moving further to the open sea because of their security.

How important is Moscow?

Built in the Soviet era, the ship was serviced in the 1980s, according to Russian media.

The destruction of the missiles was previously deployed by Moscow in the Syria conflict, where it supplied Russian forces to the country with maritime protection.

Moscow is the second largest Russian ship to have been severely damaged since the start of the invasion on February 24th. / P ERISCOPI/