Two Ukrainian missiles hit Russian cruiser “Moscow” before sinking / Article

Speaking to journalists on condition of anonymity, a Pentagon official confirmed the Kiev version of what had happened.

“It simply came to our notice then [raķetes] “Neptune,” a Pentagon official said, citing Ukrainian anti-ship missiles.

The crashes have killed “Moscow” crews among sailors, but it’s “hard to say how many,” he said.

The U.S. has seen survivors being picked up by other Russian ships in the area, the official added.

“It’s a symbolic blow,” a Pentagon official said.

“There’s an aspect of pride.”

The Ukrainian side said on Wednesday night that the ship “Moskva” was fired with rockets and a fire broke out on it.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also confirmed the fact of the fire on Thursday night.

Both the Pentagon and Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday that Moscow was floating. However, on Thursday night, the Moscow ministry acknowledged that the ship sank when it was towed to port during a storm.

The ship “Moskva” had 510 people.

“Crew delivered to permanent deployment [Sevastopolē]”A source told Russia ‘s news agency TASS.

However, there are no photos or videos to confirm this.

Russian soldiers have not been able to rescue the crew of the sunken Russian navy cruiser “Moskva”, Natalia Humeņuk, a press secretary for the Ukrainian Border Guard, said on Friday.

“The hit caused the detonation of the battle set and the struggle for survival began. We saw other ships try to provide aid, but even the forces of nature were on the Ukrainian side,” the Russian edition of the BBC quoted Humaneuk as saying.

“The storm prevented a peaceful rescue operation or the evacuation of the crew,” she added.

CONTEXT:

Russia ‘s defense ministry said on Thursday that Russian Black Sea Fleet missile cruiser “Moscow” sank during a storm that was towed to port after hull damage due to fire.

The ship lost its stability in the waves and sank.

Earlier, Ukrainian authorities reported that two Ukrainian missiles “Neptun” had been fired at the warship “Moskva”, while Russia claimed that a fire broke out and ammunition had exploded on board.

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