translator: we know it does not exist anymore. for us, it is a strong weapon against our country. so, its sinking is not a tragedy for us. i want you, the rest of the people, to realize that. the less weapons the russian federation to attack our country has, the better for us. the less capable they are. this is important. now, the u.s. military has confirmed two ukrainian missiles did hit the russian warship and that s what caused it to sink in the black sea. russia, however, is going to great lengths to downplay the sinking of the ship. yeah. on russian state media there was no mention of the sinking of the moskva and when there were, the russian people were fed lies about what happened. cnn s nic robertson has more. reporter: russia s biggest naval loss in a generation. hidden by propaganda state tv. top story on russia s most watched prime time news show,
learning the u.s. believes two ukrainian missiles hit that massive russian warship that sank in the black sea, russia disputing that account, saying a fire broke out on board, and going to great lengths to downplay this catastrophe on state media, nic robertson is out front. reporter: russia s biggest naval loss in a generation, hidden by propaganda state tv. top story on russia s most watched prime time news show gas exports. anchors railing against the west. almost half an hour later, the first mention of russia s prestigious, prized black sea fleet flagship the moscova, they ve buried the lead, now they lie about it, claiming it s afloat, there s no open fire. ammunition explosions are contained. it s another six hours near midnight, most russians are