“As a result of the fire on the cruiser Moscow, ammunition exploded. The ship was seriously damaged. The entire crew was evacuated, “according to the TASS agency, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that night. He added that the causes of the fire were being investigated. Since then, the ministry has not offered further information. “The military office has not specified where the cruiser is now located,” the Russian newspaper Kommersant pointed out on its website.
Odessa Oblast Governor Maksym Marchenko said Wednesday night that the cruiser had been hit by Ukrainian missiles. Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidency, had previously spoken about the fire on board Moscow. Their claims cannot be independently verified.
Satellite images from the American company Maxar Technologies showed that the cruiser was located northwest of the Crimean port of Sevastopol on April 10. Its current location and the degree of damage cannot be determined by satellite due to a major storm over the Black Sea, written by CNN. However, he noted that a fire on board such a ship could lead to a catastrophic explosion that could sink the vessel.
“Four Russian auxiliary vessels rushed to the aid of Moscow. At that time, a storm raged, “wrote the letter Ukrainaska pravda, referring to an unnamed source from Ukrainian intelligence. According to him, everything happened about twenty nautical miles (about 37 kilometers) from Viper Island.
Whatever the cause of the fire on the ship, according to CNN, the incident will hit the Russian Navy and national pride hard. “Only the loss of a submarine or Admiral Kuznetsov (the only Russian aircraft carrier – editor’s note) would deal a more serious blow to the Russian morale and reputation of the navy, “said retired US Navy captain Carl Schuster.
The Unian agency reminded that the cruiser Moscow, which is described by foreign media as the best equipped and most important ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, has already become infamous. at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The crew of this vessel then called on the Ukrainian defenders of Viper Island to surrender. However, the Ukrainian soldiers refused in indiscriminate words. “Russian warships, go to pr ****,” said one of the Ukrainians at the time.
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The threat of shelling persists throughout Ukraine
The Russian army continues to concentrate military forces near the border with Ukraine and continues to shell and bomb civilian targets in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions, the Russian-speaking BBC reported, referring to the Ukrainian army.
The fighting does not stop even in Mariupol, according to a regular morning report by the Ukrainian General Staff. Despite the many weeks of operation, Russian forces have so far failed to take full control of the strategically located port, the staff said.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, he said, the Ukrainian army repulsed eight attacks, destroyed a tank, ten other vehicles and one artillery system. These allegations, like other war reports, cannot be independently verified.
“The Russian enemy continues to build an air force near the eastern border with our state, strengthening artillery, intelligence and medical support. The threat of shelling persists throughout Ukraine, “warns the Ukrainian General Staff.
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