The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser and an explosion of ammunition that occurred as a result of the fire.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the fire on the cruiser "Moskva". Ukrainian sources reported about the shelling of it with cruise missiles By BBC 2 min View Original image copyright, TASS/Press Service of the Black Sea Fleet The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser and an explosion of ammunition that occurred as a result of the fire. Earlier, Ukrainian sources announced about its shelling with cruise missiles. "The ship was seriously damaged, the crew was completely evacuated. The causes of the fire are being established," RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Defense Ministry. "Moskva" is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy and the ship with the most powerful weapons in the Black Sea Fleet. Earlier Wednesday, the head of the Odessa regional administration, Colonel Maxim Marchenko, said that the Ukrainian military had hit the Russian missile cruiser Moskva with