Last minute: The military operation launched by Russia on Ukraine on February 24 continues. There has been a new development regarding the ‘Moscow’ warship, which Ukraine claims to have hit with a Neptune missile, while Russia says it sank due to an explosion of ammunition after the fire. Russia announced that 1 person died and 27 people were missing as a result of the sinking of the flagship of the Russian navy “Moscow”. Here are the details of the breaking news…
LAST MINUTE | RUSSIA ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST TIME! 1 PEOPLE DEAD, 27 PEOPLE MISSING
The Russian Ministry of Defense has published for the first time official data on losses after the cruiser Moscow, one of the flagships of the Russian navy, sank while being towed by tugboats after an explosion off the Ukrainian coast. Noting that 1 person lost his life and 27 people were missing, the ministry said in a statement, “A great damage occurred on the Moscow cruiser with the fire that broke out as a result of an ammunition explosion on April 13. The crew’s firefighting efforts did not yield any results. 1 soldier died, 1 soldier died in the struggle to avoid damage to the ship. “The remaining 396 crew members were evacuated from the cruiser to the Black Sea Fleet ships in the region and transferred to Sevastopol,” the statement said.
FAMILIES WILL BE SUPPORTED
The Ministry stated that support will be provided to the families of the deceased, injured and missing soldiers, and that the rescued sailors will continue their duties on other military ships in the Black Sea Fleet. In the statement made by the ministry, it was stated that the rescued soldiers were willing to take part in the Black Sea Fleet, “As a result of the meetings of the Black Sea Fleet command with the crew of the Moscow cruiser, the vast majority of officers, sailors and contract sailors expressed their desire to continue serving on the ships of the Black Sea Fleet.” it was said. The Ministry stated that other sailors who do not want to take part in the Black Sea Fleet will continue their duties in other fleets.
Source: UAV