Well, military media has spent the past 20 years laughing at the sorry state of the Russian Navy, being broken-down rust-buckets. Some of the analysis/conclusi

Well, military media has spent the past 20 years laughing at the sorry state of the Russian Navy, being broken-down rust-buckets. Some of the analysis/conclusions about the Moskva sinking kinda confirm their problems: abysmal maintenance wasn't only surface-deep. She likely had major self-defense systems that were degraded, inoperable, or manned by unskilled sailors. The US keeps decent equipment readiness largely by throwing a fortune at contractors for maintenance, but overworked and poorly-trained Sailors at sea should be a major red flag (as if the numerous accidents in 7th Fleet wasn't sufficient wake-up call).