Tag: Moskva
Conflicting accounts over sinking of Russia's flagship Moskva
There are still conflicting stories about what happened to the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – the Moskva. Ukraine says its missiles hit the ship, but Russia maintains it sank while being towed away after a fire on board. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull takes a look at some images that may provide answers. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook:…
Russia's flagship warship the Moskva has sunk – BBC News
Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has sunk after being “seriously damaged”, Russian state media says. The defence ministry said ammunition on the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire and that the ship tipped over while being towed back to port. Ukraine claims it struck the vessel with its Neptune missiles. The 510-crew warship had led Russia’s naval assault on Ukraine, which made it an…