War in Ukraine: Moskva cruiser evacuated, according to Russian Defense Ministry

The main missile cruiser of the Black Sea Fleet of its navy RussiaMoskva (“Moscow”), suffered severe damage after part of the ammunition was blown up on its deck, according to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense broadcast by Russian news agencies.

According to the Russian agency Interfax, the crew was evacuated and the cause of the fire and explosions is being investigated.

“A fire in Moskva caused an explosion in the ammunition he was carrying. The ship has been severely damaged. The crew was evacuated “, said the Ministry of Defense, according to the Russian news agency TASS. The same sources report that there were 16 Vulkan-type missiles on the ship that could hit targets at a distance of at least 700 kilometers.

This particular warship is the one that got involved with the defenders of Fidonisi a few days after its launch war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials claimed earlier that the Russian cruiser was hit by Neptune missiles. According to Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the ship has a crew of 510 people.

On March 24, a month after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian navy reportedly destroyed the Saratov, a Russian naval barge anchored in the port of Berdyansk, near Mariupol, in the Sea of ​​Azov.

Moscow has not confirmed reports that the amphitheater was destroyed. The Russian military rarely reports on its casualties in the war.

Source: News Beast

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