Ukraine claims to have hit the Russian ship Moskva, the most important of the Black Sea Fleet, with a missile

The missile cruiser “Moskva”, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was hit on Wednesday by “Neptune” missiles, causing “serious damage”, a military source announced. Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry, however, reported Thursday that the warship has suffered “an intense fire and the subsequent detonation of ammunition”and, although “he suffered serious damage”, the crew was able to be evacuated.

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The head of the Odesa regional military administration, Maksym Marchenko, announced on Telegram on Wednesday that the Ukrainian army hit the Russian cruiser “Moskva” with missiles.as reported by the Ukrinform agency.

“The Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship”Marchenko said.

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Hours later, already in the early hours of Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that “As a result of the fire that hit the Moskva missile cruiser, the ammunition detonated. The ship was seriously damaged.”according to the agency Tass.

The statement added that all crew members had been evacuated safely, and that the causes of the “fire” are being investigated.

Source: Elcomercio

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