Coastal Missile & Artillery Forces
The shore-based missile arm — home of the Neptune system that sank the cruiser Moskva.
Broad area of activity
The Black Sea littoral, operating from dispersed and protected launch positions.
Notable history
Home of the Neptune anti-ship system whose April 2022 strike sank the cruiser Moskva — the largest warship lost in combat since 1945 — and a standing component of the sea-denial architecture that pushed the Black Sea Fleet east.
Strengths
Proven standoff sea denial without a fleet; survivable shoot-and-move employment.
Limitations
Dependent on external cueing and reconnaissance for over-the-horizon targeting; magazine depth is undisclosed but necessarily finite.
Documented equipment
Key events
Sinking of the cruiser Moskva
Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles sink the Black Sea Fleet flagship — corroborated by US officials after initial Russian denial. The largest warship lost in combat since 1945.