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On the 51st day of war in Ukraine, the Russian flagship, Moskva, a sunk in the Black Sea. The Pentagon confirms that it was indeed two Ukrainian missiles that hit it before it sank. In response, Moscow resumed its strikes on kyiv.
The loss of Moskva, flagship of its fleet, is a humiliation for Russia. The missile cruiser sank Thursday, April 14. With him, it is a symbol of the Russian maritime power that is swallowed up. What happened Thursday off the Black Sea? An accidental fire according to Moscow, victorious missile fire anti-ship according to the Ukrainians.
The hypothesis is confirmed by the United States and President Volodymyr Zelensky drives the point home. “We show that the place of Russian ships is at the bottom of the water”, he says. What happened to the 500 sailors on board? How many victims, how many survivors? No image of the sinking has leaked. the Moskva, aging, was put into service at the time of the USSR. He was a key element of the Russian deployment in the Black Sea, off the strategic port of Odessa. Moscow’s response was not long in coming, with the resumption of operations in kyiv on the night of Thursday, April 14.