Ukrainian sources say the nation’s armed forces have hit the Russian cruiser Moskva in a guided-missile attack in the Black Sea
Further reports say it was a missile battery that struck the Russian navy cruiser Moskva in that strategic port city location over in southwest Ukraine.
Russia says its Moskva cruiser ship has been evacuated after a fire onboard.
The ship had 510 crew members on board and Russian rescuers have reportedly been unable to reach the wreckage.
Constructed in the early 1980s, the Moskva cruiser dates back to USSR times.
Moscow has confirmed the ship has been badly damaged by a fire.
The Governor of Odesa says Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship.”
“It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!” claimed governor of Odesa Maksym Marchenko,
A Ukrainian official claims that there was a fire aboard and that other Russian vessels were attempting to assist.
If the claim is true, the attack might be the most powerful strike we’ve seen by Ukraine’s coastal-defence forces.
Measuring 186 metres, the vessel was the lead ship of the Soviet navy’s Project 1164 Atlant class.
It also played a key role during Russia’s military campaign in Syria in 2015.
