Episode Notes:

Ukraine has sunk Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship, the Moskva. How did this happen? How important was this ship to Russia? What does this mean for the war? For Russian naval power? Dmitry Gorenburg of CNA's Russia team answers these questions and more.

[0:30] Introduction

[2:27] What really happened?

[2:58] Significance of the Moskva

[5:12] Defense systems on Russian ships

[6:18] Turkish drones

[6:46] The Black Sea fleet

[8:43] Vulnerability to air attacks?