Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship vessel, Moskva, has sunk after losing its stability when it was towed to a port, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
Russian officials deny the ship was hit by Ukrainian missiles and claim it was damaged by an explosion caused by a fire.The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its Black Sea Fleet flagship vessel, Moskva, sunk after losing its stability when it was towed to a port. Russia said the ship sustained damages during a fire started by the detonation of ammunition.
Russia earlier said the ship was seriously damaged, but did not confirm that was due to Ukrainian strikes. Russia claimed a fire abroad the ship forced all 510 members of the crew to evacuate. A senior U.S. defense official told reporters the U.S. assesses that the crew of the Moskva is still battling a fire aboard the ship.
Kirby said"at least some" of the Moskva's crew had evacuated to other Russian Navy ships but he couldn't say it was the entire crew. He added that the U.S. doesn't have"a better, clearer sense of the damage done" and whether the ship could be repaired.
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