Russia said Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was severely damaged and its crew was evacuated after a fire spark caused the ammunition to detonate as a Ukrainian official said it had targeted the cruiser with a missile attack.
Sailors had contained a fire onboard the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that measures were being taken to tow it back to port.
“Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage,” he said in an online post.
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