“The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet was shot down by two Ukrainian missiles,” the United States believes. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that a fire and explosion occurred on board the cruiser, and the ship sank while being towed in stormy conditions.
The United States believes that the sunken flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was shot down by two Ukrainian missiles. Wishing to remain anonymous, a senior official in Washington said they were Neptune anti-ship missiles.
According to American information, Russian sailors suffered as a result of the attack. However, the number of casualties is unknown.
On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a fire and explosion occurred on board the Moskva cruiser, and then the ship sank while being towed in a storm on its way to Sevastopol. The crew of the sunken ship consisted of 510 people.
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The Washington Post also reported that the United States believes Moscow sank as a result of a Ukrainian attack, although the newspaper did not mention the specific system used to destroy the largest Russian ship in the Black Sea.
As early as Thursday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said there was not enough information to back up Ukraine’s claims of an attack on Neptune.