Peter Sushou, a correspondent of The National Interest magazine, noted that the destruction of the cruiser "Moskva" had an impact on the reputation of the Russian Navy. The ship is considered to have suffered the greatest losses in combat since World War II. According to The National Interest, the Russian Navy suffered huge losses in this war. Peter Suschu claimed that the Russian Navy could suffer further losses as a result of the war in Ukraine. The publication emphasizes the impact on the prestige of the cruiser "Moskva" after its destruction by ground-based missiles. 
Medvedev made a speech in 2009 when he was the head of the Russian Federation, claiming that Russia would have no future without a strong navy. However, now the Russian Black Sea cruiser has sunk to the bottom of the sea, and the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" is undergoing repairs and may not return to service until the end of next year, and only if the Russians conduct operational training of the warship. It is worrying that at the moment there do not seem to be sailors with experience in operating an aircraft carrier, since the aircraft carrier has long been decommissioned. 
The publication also mentions that the nuclear-powered battle cruiser "Peter the Great", the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet, of the Kirov type, announced that it would be decommissioned this spring due to the high cost of upgrades. And its sister ship "Admiral Nakhimov" has been in a state of disrepair since 1999, and many naval experts have expressed doubts about the capabilities of the two ships, since they are older than many active sailors. 
Nevertheless, the American journalist believes that Russia has made progress in the development of hypersonic **, which can be equipped on small cruisers. For example, the cruiser "Admiral of the Soviet Fleet Gorshkov" was used to test this **. In addition, Russia has one of the largest submarine forces in the world, namely 58 submarines, including 11 nuclear submarines carrying ballistic missiles. 
Suhu noted that Russia has also launched several new submarines and plans to build four more ballistic missile nuclear submarines, five cruise missile nuclear submarines and six diesel attack submarines. These ships, along with the planned amphibious assault ship, six cruisers and 24 frigates, could help Russia maintain its naval presence on the world stage, but they are not a naval force of the right size, at best a detachment rather than a whole fleet.