cruising ‘Moscow‘, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was shot down this Wednesday.r “Neptune” missiles that cause “serious damage”A Ukrainian military source announced.
But the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Thursday that the warship was damaged “heavy fire and subsequent explosion of ammunition“And although “severely damaged”, crew was able to evacuate.
head of regional military administration OdessaMaksym Marchenko announced on Telegram on Wednesday that the Ukrainian army had hit the Russian cruiser ‘Moskva’ with missiles, Ukrinform agency reported.
“Neptune missiles protecting the Black Sea, very serious damage To the Russian ship,” said Marchenko.
Hours later, already in the early hours of Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that “the ammunition exploded as a result of the fire that hit the Moscow missile cruiser. The ship was badly damaged“, according to the agency Tass.
In the statement, tAll crew members evacuated safelyIt was stated that the causes of the ‘fire’ were being investigated.