The shelling of the cruiser "Moskva": Russian Black Sea Fleet now "minus" 16 cruise missiles in the Black Sea

SVITLANA KIZILOVA —  THURSDAY, 14 APRIL, 2022, 09:05

Since Ukrainian defenders hit the cruiser "Moskva" in a missile strike, the total number of cruise missiles in the Russian Black Sea Fleet arsenal has decreased to 56.

Source: Andrii Klymenko, BlackSeaNews Editor-in-Chief, on Facebook

Details: On the evening of 13 April, it was reported that Ukrainian anti-ship "Neptune" missiles hit the missile cruiser "Moskva", which belongs to the Russian Federation’s Black Sea Fleet.

After that, the cruiser, which was carrying 16 cruise missiles, was disabled. According to Klymenko, the total number of cruise missiles on Russian Black Sea Fleet ships currently in the Black Sea has now decreased from 72 to 56.

According to the editor-in-chief of BlackSeaNews, the following Black Sea Fleet vessels are equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles and are currently present in the Black Sea:

1.  The frigate "Admiral Essen" (8 missiles)
2.  The frigate "Admiral Makarov" (8 missiles)
3.  The corvette "Vyshny Volochyok"  (8 missiles)
4.  The corvette "Ingushetia" (8 missiles)
5.  The corvette "Grayvoron" (8 missiles)
6.  The submarine "Rostov-on-Don" (4 missiles)
7.  The submarine "Stary Oskol"  (4 missiles)
8.  The submarine "Veliky Novgorod"  (4 missiles)
9.  The submarine "Kolpino" (4 missiles)

So, in total, the Russians have 56 "Kalibr" missiles.

The following missile ships are also stuck in the Mediterranean Sea due to the blockage of the Strait by Turkey:

One missile frigate (the "Admiral Grigorovich", Black Sea Fleet),

One missile corvette (the "Orekhovo-Zuyevo", Black Sea Fleet),

Two missile launchers (the "Novorossiysk" and "Krasnodar", Black Sea Fleet).

Quote: "In addition, there are: 2 more missile cruisers of the same type in the Mediterranean - the "Varyag" of the Pacific Fleet and the "Marshal Ustinov" of the Northern Fleet ;2 guided missile destroyers (according to NATO classification), the "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" of the Northern Fleet and the "Admiral Tributs" of the Pacific Fleet; and 1 missile frigate, the "Admiral Kasatonov" of the Northern Fleet.

The last of these carries Zircon hypersonic missiles. At least 4 of these vessels were refused permission to enter the Black Sea by Turkey on 28 February, 2022".