Almost the entire crew of the Moscow cruiser was killed, it had 500 people, said Ukraine – HNonline.sk

Almost the entire crew of the Russian cruiser Moscow, which sank in the Black Sea, has died, said Ukrainian Gumenjuk, a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian border guard. According to her, the rescue operation for sailors, who could have been about 500 on board, was unsuccessful due to weather conditions. Russian version of the truth “We watched as the other ships tried to help her, but the storm did not allow either a peaceful rescue operation or the evacuation of the crew,” Gumenyuk said. According to Kiev, Ukrainian anti-ship missiles hit the cruiser, which “led to an explosion of ammunition.” Then the fight for survival began and the combat readiness of the ship was lost, the spokeswoman said. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed the ship’s crew had been evacuated, while an unnamed TASS source said the sailors had been transferred to Sevastopol. The Russian version of the incident is that the ammunition simply exploded. Then rescuers tried to tow the ship to a safe harbor. However, due to the damage, it “lost stability” and sank in the storm. Incredible loss The Pentagon has confirmed the Ukrainian version of the event. The cruiser was destroyed by Neptune missiles, made according to the model of the Soviet Kh-35. A Reuters source from the US Department of Defense said that among Russian sailors they are dead. However, he did not state the exact or approximate number of victims. Equipped with 16 Vulcan missiles and the S-300F Fort air defense system, Moscow has become the most powerful ship Russia has lost since the 1905 naval battle with Japan at Cushima. Borodino-class battleships were sunk at that time. After the current incident, Russia withdrew all its military ships from the Ukrainian coast to a distance of 80 miles, ie almost 150 kilometers. According to the Pentagon, it is probably because of their safety concerns.