Defense Intelligence: a new commander was appointed to the destroyed cruiser “Moskva”.

Defense Intelligence: a new commander was appointed to the destroyed cruiser “Moskva”.


Russia has appointed a new commander of the missile cruiser “Moskva” destroyed by Ukraine in the spring of 2022.

An extract from the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu No. 1012 marked “for official use” was made public by the  Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

In a document dated September 10, 2022, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser “Moskva”, has a new commander – Andrei Savateev.

Savateev assumed the post of commander as a temporary acting officer.

The GUR reminded that the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed the cruiser “Moskva” in April 2022.

As previously reported by USM, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation was hit from the “Neptune” complex, although the weather conditions did not contribute to this.