Odesa: An ammo explosion has “seriously damaged” the Russian navy’s Black Sea flagship, official media said.

As a result of a fire, ammunition detonated on the Moskva missile cruiser. The ship was seriously damaged, ” The crew had been evacuated and the source of the fire was being investigated, according to the Russian defence ministry.

The Ukrainian army has targeted Moskva with missiles, the Odesa governor stated.

“Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship. “Glory to Ukraine!” governor Maksym Marchenko said.

The Moskva “surprised” Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych.

It burns strongly. Right now, And with this stormy sea, it is unknown whether they will be able to receive help, “he stated on YouTube broadcast.

“We don’t understand what happened.”

According to Russian media, the Moskva was created in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, during the Soviet era.

It was originally provided as naval protection for the Russian military’s Hmeimim airfield in Syria.

In addition to anti-ship missiles, the missile cruiser reportedly has anti-submarine and mine torpedo armament.

Early in the battle, the Moskva famously demanded capitulation from Ukrainian border forces holding Snake Island, only to be rebuffed.

The men in question were thought to be dead, but were really captured.

According to the Ukrainian Parliament, they were exchanged with Russia in late March.

The troops recalled being transferred to an undisclosed place where they were confined in frigid temperatures and suffered frostbite.

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