Russian warship Moskva has sunk - defence ministry
According to Russia's defense ministry, a Russian vessel that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk.
According to a ministry message, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Moskva, was being hauled to port when it sank due to "stormy waves.
The 510-crew missile cruiser, which led Russia's naval attack on Ukraine, was a symbol of the country's military might.
Kyiv claims that its rockets struck the cruiser. There has been no report of an attack in Moscow. According to the report, the ship sank following a fire
According to Russia, the conflagration caused the warship's ammunition to explode, and the whole crew was eventually evacuated to adjacent Russian boats in the Black Sea. It didn't go on to say anything else.
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- After first stating that the warship was floating, Russian official media announced late Thursday that the Moskva had been lost.
- "The vessel lost its balance while being pulled... towards the destination port due to hull damage caused by a fire that broke out after munitions exploded. The ship sank due to the rough waves "According to the Russian defense ministry, which was quoted by state news outlet Tass
- Ukrainian military officials stated they hit the Moskva with Ukrainian-made Neptune missiles, a weapon developed in response to Russia's takeover of Crimea in 2014, which increased the Black Sea naval danger to Ukraine.
- According to a senior Ukrainian officer, the Moskva could have had up to 510 crew members on board.
- The Moskva acquired infamy on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when it called on a small garrison of Ukrainian border troops defending Snake Island in the Black Sea to surrender, to which they radioed an expletive-laden message of refuse.
- The Moskva was built during the Soviet era and entered service in the early 1980s. The ship was built in Mykolaiv, Ukraine's southernmost city, which has recently been badly attacked by Russia.
- The guided missile cruiser was previously deployed by Moscow in the Syrian crisis, providing naval security to Russian forces in the nation
- It was said to be armed with 16 Vulkan anti-ship missiles as well as anti-submarine and mine-torpedo capabilities.
- The 12,490-tonne Moskva would be the largest battleship sunk by enemy action since World War II if the Ukrainian strike is confirmed.
- It is Russia's second significant vessel to be lost since the invasion began. In March, the Saratov landing ship was destroyed by a Ukrainian attack in the harbour of Berdyansk, a Sea of Azov Ukrainian port seized by Russia.
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