SISTE: Moskva bekrefter at fartøyet er skadet og under slep mot land. Blir et "prime target" der vil jeg anta. (Red.)
Årsaken til brann med påfølgende eksplosjoner ombord synes å variere fra kilde til kilde. Flere mener at rakettene Ukraina hevder å ha brukt neppe er brukbare. Man tror heller at det er en mine som kan ha forårsaket dette, eller rett og slett et uhell ombord a la Kursk. (Red.)
Russia’s Black Sea Flagship Moskva Has Exploded Off Ukraine
Russia acknowledged an explosion aboard the cruiser Moskva hours after Ukraine claimed to have struck it.
The Russian Ministry of Defense says that the Project 1164 Slava class cruiser Moskva suffered serious enough damage to force the entire crew to evacuate after a fire broke out while it was sailing the Black Sea, causing munitions aboard to explode. This follows reports that the ship was on fire after being struck by Ukrainian Neptune shore-based anti-ship cruise missiles.
The exact current status of the Moskva, which is the flagship of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, is unclear. The Russian Ministry of Defense's statement, as relayed by Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti, does not say whether or not the ship had sunk, was sinking, or is otherwise in danger of doing so. How many Russian sailors were on board when the fire started is unclear, but a typical crew complement for a Slava class warship is around 510 people. There is also no apparent word yet on any fatalities or injuries.
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