It doesn't look like it has much in the way of anti-missile defenses.
It looks like a fat target to me. But, the Ukrainians may think it better not to strike it immediately. The Ukrainians are winning the propaganda war.
The ship ties up Russian resources...
It looks like a fat target to me.
***Those old ships were heavy, steel hulls. Antiship missiles might be far less effective, plus it’s not carrying ammunition to blow up.