Russia said Thursday that the most important ship in the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged after an explosion of ammunition on board.
* Odessa governor said Wednesday that two Ukrainian missiles had hit Moskva
* The Russian Defense Ministry later quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that all the crew had been evacuated and the cause of the fire was being investigated.
Moskva (Moscow) is a 600-foot, 12,500-ton Soviet-era missile cruiser
* She gained notoriety at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine when the Ukrainian border forces defending “Snake Island” ordered the warship “Go Your Own”
Russia said on Thursday that the most important ship in the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged after an explosion of munitions on board.
Earlier, the governor of Odessa said that Ukrainian forces destroyed the warship with missile strikes on Wednesday, but he did not provide any evidence for this claim.
But Russia’s Interfax news agency later quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that all crew members had been evacuated and the cause of the fire was being investigated.
Interfax reported that munitions on board exploded, causing severe damage.
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