Even when Mariupol eventually falls, repositioning Russia's troops there won't happen overnight. They're almost certainly exhausted by now, have suffered significant losses of men and equipment and will need rest, reprovisioning and in some cases reconsolidation. That takes time.

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More footage of these little $10,000 Aerorozvidka drones destroying millions of pounds worth of armoured vehicles.🇺🇦🔥pic.twitter.com/tpxcs7qWjQ

— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 15 avril 2022

More footage of these little $10,000 Aerorozvidka drones destroying millions of pounds worth of armoured vehicles.

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Throughout the day, Russian forces chaotically shell Mykolaiv, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries, according to Ukraine's Operational Command South. Russia is using multiple rocket launchers to target the city with banned cluster munitions, which cause indiscriminate destruction.

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What happened to the funds? Probably redirected to other projects or simply stolen. There is plenty of evidence that systemic corruption has hollowed out the Russian Army, and the navy is unlikely to be immune to this problem. /14

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This was not the only way Moskva's systems were neglected. Broader modernisation was cancelled in 2015. In 2018-19 its power plant was renovated, but lack of funds prevented any more updating. /13

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I suspect that the Neptunes ignited the P-500s on Moskva's deck or even spare missiles within the ship. This may have caused such an intense fire that it was impossible to suppress. /9

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This is a very short timeframe and indicates a ship rapidly overwhelmed by disaster. It's unclear what is meant by "on its side" (partial or total capsize?) – but clearly a severe loss of stability. I'll address possible scenarios in another thread. /4

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