	For main propulsion, "Moskva" is fitted with two electrically driven azimuth thrusters. The stainless steel propellers of her pushing-type Steerprop SPO4.5ARC Z-drive units are each driven by two electric motors in tandem, resulting in a combined propulsion power output of about . This is enough to give "Moskva" a service speed of in open water and allow breaking level ice with a snow cover at a continuous speed of in line with her ice class. While the azimuthing propulsion units improve the maneuverability of the icebreaker, she is also fitted with a single transverse bow thruster.