19/ ⏵ 10:15
NTs [surface target] detected by P-245 at D=38 km.
We are making an appeal on all communication channels to Snake Island with the aim of laying down arms.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Surface target detected at 38 km, appeal to Snake Island to surrender
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Ukrainian border guards on island tell Russian ship ‘go fuck yourself’
20/ [This was the iconic broadcast in which the Ukrainian border guards on the island replied, "go fuck yourself".]pic.twitter.com/ni8WNp7UJ6
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⏵ 11:08
W-45° 03' 1" N = D-30° 90' 2" E. The ship entered the territorial waters of Ukraine.
⏵ 13:37
A combat alert has been declared.20/ [This was the iconic broadcast in which the Ukrainian border guards on the island replied, "go fuck yourself".] ⏵ 11:08
W-45° 03' 1" N = D-30° 90' 2" E. The ship entered the territorial waters of Ukraine. ⏵ 13:37
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Permission to destroy Bayraktar TB2 drone granted
17/ ⏵ 07:35
Permission was received from the Black Sea Fleet commander to destroy the UAV [apparently a Bayraktar TB2 drone. According to Shkrebets, Moskva shot down several of these]. -
07th installation radio intercept warns Moscow target, combat alert declared
16/ ⏵ 05:59
According to the radio intelligence post, a radio intercept was received by the 07th installation, target "Moscow". "Combat alert" was declared, the ship is ready for battle. [This matches Putin's announcement of the invasion at 05:52 Moscow time.] -
Moskva and Vasily Bykov ordered to capture Snake Island
12/ Some time between 20 and 24 February, Moskva and Vasily Bykov were ordered to capture the strategically located Snake Island, 35 km off the Ukrainian coast near the Danube delta. It was held by a small garrison comprised mostly of Ukrainian State Border Guards.
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Russian Naval Operational Group Includes Moskva and Other Vessels
11/ Moskva was part of an operational group that comprised the patrol vessels Dmitry Rogachev and Vasily Bykov (pictured), the frigate Admiral Makarov (pictured), the captured Ukrainian sea rescue tug Sapphire, the tug Shakhter (pictured) and the reconnaissance vessel Khurs.
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Captain Kuprin’s secret orders and Moskva’s position before the invasion
10/ The ship's captain, Anton Kuprin, had been issued with secret orders in advance of the invasion. When Moskva left Sevastopol on 20 February 2022, she headed to an area of the north-west Black Sea roughly 90 km south of Odesa.
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Dmitry Shkrebets’ dossier reveals Snake Island capture details
9/ Dmitry Shkrebets' dossier gives a unique insight into one of the most famous episodes in the war in Ukraine – the capture of Snake Island off the coast of Ukraine's Odesa region on the first day of the full-scale invasion, 24 February 2022.
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Father compiles dossier exposing Russian navy failings after ship sinking
8/ After she was sunk on 13-14 April 2022, the father of one of the conscripts killed in the sinking compiled a dossier with the aid of other members of the ship's crew to expose the Russian navy's unique failings. It includes extracts and scans from the ship's log.
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Moskva crewed by conscripts with malfunctioning 1970s systems
7/ Moskva went to sea undermanned, with about a quarter of her professional crew replaced at the last minute by barely trained conscripts. Her 1970s-era weapons systems, radars and engines were malfunctioning and in a poor state of repair.