The Moscow cruiser sank, said the Russian Ministry of Defense – Dennik N

The damaged Russian cruiser Moscow sank as they tried to tow it to the port, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet took part in the invasion of Ukraine and exploded that night. A Russian sailor salutes at the Moscow cruiser in an archive shot from 2014. Photo – TASR / APUkrainian authorities have announced that the vessel was hit and damaged by Neptune missiles. Russia subsequently admitted serious damage to the ship, but did not say that a foreign attack would cause the problems. According to the Russian ministry, ammunition exploded on board. “The Moscow cruiser lost its stability when towed to the destination port due to the damage to the hull caused by the fire caused by the detonation of ammunition. The ship sank in the stormy sea, “said the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to him, the cruiser’s crew was evacuated to other Black Sea Fleet vessels in the area. Reuters previously, referring to a US military source, wrote that the ship was heading for the city of Sevastopol on the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. (bbc, tass, čtk)