War in Ukraine: The “first images” of the burning Moskva that has tilted before sinking

The first photos from the Russian cruiser ship «Moscow” where hit by Ukrainian missiles last weekresulting in sinking in the Black Sea, see the light of day.

The photos, which appear to have been taken by a rescue boat, show damage to the left side of Moskva, flames to burn under the deck and dense black smoke to soar in the sky.

According to a Daily Mail report, the ship is tilted towards the port and black marks at points indicating a consequence of Ukrainian descriptions of the sinking – that is, the Moskva was hit by two rockets, which caused a fire and are coming Contrary to Russia’s claim that the ship caught fire and exploded from the inside in a rough sea.

Analysts and experts cited by the British media say they have looked at the images from the burning Moskva and say they do look authentic.

It is unlikely, however, the Russia to confirm the authenticity of the photos as well The sinking of the ship causes embarrassment to Putin’s armed forces.

According to bbc.com, Moskva is the flagship of the Russian navy and was used mainly in Syria in 2015 for support for ground forcesas it has a pretty developed missile systemwhich gives him the abilityso fierce attacksas well as to realize defense until the end.

At the same time, it is said to be a mobile fortress in the Black Sea and is said to have unleashed fierce rocket attacks in Mariupolas long as the siege was carried out by the Russian army.

Also, according to the British publication, Moskva is Slava class cruiser and third largest ship in the Russian fleetwhile was built in Ukraine the era of the USSR the 1980. It has crew of 510 people and carries more than a dozen Vulkan anti-ship missiles and a number of weapons against submarines and minefields.

In fact, it is equipped with one three-level air defense system and in addition to medium and short range defenses, can involve six short-range weapon systems (CIWS). Alongside, can fire 5,000 missiles in one minuteessentially creating a firewall.


Source: News Beast

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