By Milica Cosic
RUSSIA’S defence ministry has said that a Russian warship that was damaged by an explosion on Wednesday has sunk.
The Moskva – a flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – was being towed to port when “stormy seas” caused it to sink, according to the ministry.
The 510-crew missile cruiser was a symbol of Russia‘s military power.
Kyiv says its missiles hit the warship. However, Moscow has not reported any attack and says the vessel sank after a fire.
Sky News’ Security and Defence Editor, Deborah Haynes, has called the sinking of the Black Sea flagship a ‘big embarrassment for Vladimir Putin‘.
She also added: “If the Ukrainian claim about its missile strike is true, it also signals a capability to attack ships from the shore, which means other Russian vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are at risk – something their commanders perhaps had not previously anticipated.”
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Source: Ukraine-Russia war LIVE – Sinking of Russian flagship Moskva warship ‘a big embarrassment’ for Putin
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