48/ Both OSA-MA2s on Moskva had previously been rated as faulty in Captain Kuprin's report. If their effective range was only 7 km, this meant Moskva had at most only about 26 seconds to detect and respond to an incoming missile.
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Moskva cruiser’s air defense detection distance 7 km
47/ Shkrebets observes that "this was the real distance for detecting small and fast-flying air targets for the cruiser Moskva, taking into account characteristics and technical condition of the air defense systems and the OSA-MA2 air defense missile system, including 7 km."
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Rocket attack on Dmitry Rogachev, UAV detected 7 km from Moskva
46/ ⏵ 7 March
More coastal patrolling. Rocket artillery attack on Dmitry Rogachev reported at 00:42. Flashes sighted from Moskva on the port side at 00:52 and 00:57. At 00:58 the OSA-M2 radar detected a target (probably a UAV) only 7 km from Moskva's starboard side. -
Moskva patrol group attacked by Ukrainian naval rocket artillery
44/ ⏵ 6 March
Moskva's patrol group came under direct attack for the first time: 20:46
We observe the use of the patrol vessel "Dmitry Rogachev" weapon. Shells exploding in the air (Ukrainian naval rocket artillery strike). -
Moskva patrol near Snake Island and Ukrainian coast
41/ ⏵ 1-2 March
Moskva patrolled the waters around Snake Island and along the Ukrainian coast. -
Cruiser refuels and takes water from VTN-73, then patrols Ukrainian waters
43/ Later that morning, the cruiser was ordered to refuel and take on 40 tons of fresh water from the small refuelling tanker VTN-73. ⏵ 4-5 March
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Moskva ordered not to fire, PK-2 EW system charged for Russian aerial activity
42/ ⏵ 3 March
Moskva was ordered not to open fire on aerial targets between 01:30 and 01:40, likely to facilitate Russian aerial activity. The ship's onboard PK-2 electronic warfare system was charged for operations (though it had known faults). -
Russian confidence due to Ukrainian artillery range before HIMARS arrival
39/ This was well within Ukrainian rocket artillery range (the Uragan system has a range of 35 km), but was before Ukraine had received HIMARS from the US. The extreme proximity was a sign of how confident the Russians were that the Ukrainians would not be able to retaliate.
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Russian warship Moskva ordered to blockade Danube mouth
38/ ⏵ 28 February
Moskva was ordered to blockade the mouth of the Danube, sailing as close as 12 nm (22.2 km) from the Ukrainian coast. -
Cruiser declares combat alerts, Moskva patrols Snake Island
37/ The cruiser again declared combat alerts for possible air and missile attacks, but none materialised. ⏵ 27 February
Moskva patrolled the waters around Snake Island.