Reference News reported on April 16 that the website of German newspaper Le Monde published an article “the end of the 40 year rough history of the” Moscow “on April 15. The full text is excerpted as follows:

As early as the cold war, Moscow, which was still in use at that time, was the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet. With a total length of 186 meters and a crew of 476 sailors and 62 officers, the “glory” was launched at the Nikolayev shipyard in Ukraine, the then Soviet Republic, in July 1979. It was once the pride of the Soviet Navy.

“Glory” began service at the end of December 1982. In addition to ground and air missiles, artillery and torpedoes, it was also equipped with nuclear warheads.

In 1989, scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union jointly completed a test on board to measure the radiation of cruise missile nuclear warheads.

The glory was not in service between 1990 and 1999. At that time, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine, the Russian economy was in serious trouble, and the “glory” was renovated. Finally, it was put back into use under the new name “Moscow”.

In 2003, Putin and then Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met on the “Moscow” near Sardinia. At that time, Putin said that the fact that the warship could dock there showed that mutual trust between Russia and NATO countries was increasing.

In 2008, the Moscow was on mission during the Georgian war. In the Crimean Peninsula operation in 2014, the “Moscow” prevented Ukrainian ships from leaving donuzlav lake.

From 2015 to 2016, the “Moscow” provided support for the actions of Russian troops in Syria. Ship members were rewarded for their performance in the wars in Syria and Georgia.

From 2018 to July 2020, the “Moscow” returned to the factory for maintenance again. After the Ukrainian war began, the cruiser, which can carry 16 long-range missiles, immediately joined the attack on the Ukrainian Snake Island.