The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moscow cruiser, was damaged on Wednesday during a rocket attack by Ukrainian forces, the governor of the Odessa region, Maksym Marchenko, announced. After the attack, there was no clear information about what exactly had happened on the Black Sea. While the Ukrainian side spoke of a successful attack on the cruiser, on the contrary, Russia spoke of an unfortunate explosion, as well as that the ship sank after bad weather and storm and that the fire on board was extinguished. However, this information proved to be misleading. Now, however, new shots and photographs have emerged to show what happened before the cruiser sank. The photographs and shots were taken from another Russian ship, and it is clear that the ship is motionless, abandoned and significantly tilted to the left, with smoke billowing from the bridge. This confirmed the Ukrainian version, in which they claimed that the ship was hit by two missiles to the port side. In addition, the fire was apparently unrealistic from the start, as it was clear from the footage that black smoke billowed from the ship, indicating that there was a fire on board just before the sinking. However, the media warns that the authenticity of the images is not confirmed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had seen the footage but could not confirm it. Photo gallery (3) Source: Twitter.com However, it is still unknown how many Russian sailors died, the information differed. While the Ukrainians claimed that almost no one survived, the Russians claimed that no one died. According to the BBC News server, which refers to information from Novaya Gazeta Europe, more than 40 Russian soldiers were killed and one dozen others died, and dozens more were missing or injured in the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moscow. The mother said that her son had said by telephone that the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet had been hit by three missiles fired from Ukrainian territory. “He called me and cried because of what he saw. It was scary,” the woman said. Many injured are said to have lost limbs as a result of the explosions. Photo gallery (3) Source: Twitter.com This is how a former officer sees it According to a former naval officer who appears on the social network Twitter, Capt (N) points out that lifeboats are not visible on board, which proves that they were before used. The sea crane, which is in a position as if the boats have already been launched, is also proving this. “Numerous black spots on board may indicate an internal fire in the ship’s compartments. The air defense antennas and SAM radars are in a diametrical position. The missile launchers are undamaged. explosion of anti-submarine ammunition (RBU-6000), which were below the waterline, “he pointed out on the social network. However, he added, these are his subjective views and may not be the undisputed truth. He thinks that experts and analysts will get more information to think about in the near future. #war Photo of the damaged cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea in 15 April 2022.⚠️
First impressions of this shocking photo. Life-saving equipment (rescue rafts) on board are missing, which means they were dropped into the water during the rescue operation./1 pic.twitter.com/WREeqmSvtA – Capt (N) (@Capt_Navy) April 17, 2022