Russia rescued only 58 of the 510 crew members of the sunken cruiser – REFRESHER

According to the Kremlin, all sailors were officially evacuated. Share Save Saved Share Share article You must be logged in to save an article. Failed to save changes. Try logging in again and try again. If the problem persists, please contact the administrator. An error has occurred If problems persist, please contact the administrator. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense At the time of the attack by Ukrainian Neptune missiles, up to 510 crew members were to be on board the sunken Russian cruiser Moscow in the Black Sea, of which only 58 sailors were rescued. The Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomariov, who was a member of the Russian State Duma in the past and now provides information about the Russian war in Ukraine through his contacts in the Russian state apparatus, informs about this balance. Former State Duma deputy and opposition activist Ilya Ponomarev said that of the 510 people who were on the sunken cruiser “Moskva”, only 58 were saved. pic.twitter.com/hvYnQbJNz2— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 15, 2022 Although the Russian Ministry of Defense first stated that ammunition had exploded aboard the Moscow cruiser, hundreds of sailors managed to evacuate other ships in the Black Sea and the vessel itself exploded. did not sink, remained on the surface and the fire was extinguished. These statements were subsequently corrected on Thursday and announced that the ship had disappeared underwater. “The ship lost stability while being towed to its destination port due to hull damage,” the ministry said. Russia continues to claim that the hull was damaged in a fire caused by an explosion of ammunition, but Ukraine reports from the beginning that its cruiser Moscow managed to hit with Neptune missiles. 2 Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit Russia’s flagship Moskva in the Black Sea, a US official said, providing the first US confirmation that the sinking of the ship was the result of a Ukrainian strike.
Moscow claimed that the ship was damaged in a fire. Http: //t.co/W8A4HdSXmn— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) A few hours later, an unnamed Pentagon official told the media that the Ukrainians had hit a Russian cruiser with two Neptune rockets, which resulted in a fire on board and the ship sank. Ukrainian security experts, meanwhile, have warned that the Moscow cruiser may have been equipped with nuclear weapons at the time of the sinking, but this claim cannot be independently verified. Report a bug. If you find a defect in the article or have comments, let us know. Source: TASRPreview image: Russian Ministry of Defense