The loss of the Slava will go down in the history books and be discussed and analysed for decades to come.
I have no doubt NATO has all the details of what happened in forensic detail, but the silence from official sources is very interesting, and concerning when we contrast that with previous loud and public cheerleading they have been doing about Russian losses.
I think right now everyone is holding their breath in stunned silence as this is a blow way beyond anything NATO would have imagined when they supplied Ukraine with AShMs.
I think they might have hoped (but not expected) to hit a few corvettes or maybe a frigate at most, with the missiles primarily meant to serve as annoyance more than expecting to score major kills.
If it was NATO supplied missiles and NATO provided ISR and live missile targeting that killed the Moskva, then it would be hard to argue against this being seen as a de facto direct attack by NATO on Russia. NATO would certainly see it that way if China provided, say the Yemeni Houthis with AShMs and had PLAAF ISR platforms on station when said Chinese supplied AShMs were used to kill an USN Tico.
This is a massive humiliation for Russia, and humiliation easily turns to rage.
It is an incredibly dangerous time right now as Putin decides how he wants to respond.
I would say everything is on the table right now, because of how ineptly the Russian military has performance so far leaves Putin with few good options.
The source of fire on the cruiser "Moskva" is localized. There is no open fire. Explosions of ammunition have been stopped.
