Dopo anni di smentite russe, la corte ammette accidentalmente che la corazzata del Mar Nero è stata affondata dall’Ucraina

“Battleship” is just the wrong word (last battleship being launched c1950). Warship (generic term), cruiser (this ship’s type … a large warship) or, perhaps best, flagship (the symbolic role this cruiser served) tells the story accurately.