[/b]Missile cruiser ‘Moskva’ was evacuated after an alleged “ammunition explosion” incident


[b]The entire crew of the missile cruiser ‘Moskva’ was evacuated after an ammunition explosion caused by a fire, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a brief statement on Wednesday night, as quoted by multiple Russian news agencies, including RIA, TASS and Interfax.

The cruiser suffered “serious damage,” the Russian military reportedly said, adding that the cause of the fire was under investigation. The Defense Ministry, however, has yet to confirm the incident on its official website, or share further details.

The Atlant-class missile cruiser, launched in 1979, is armed with 16 anti-ship missiles and many more air defense missiles, torpedoes and guns. It is part of the Black Sea Fleet, and has been engaged in operations off the coast of Ukraine since February.

Ukrainian officials on Wednesday evening claimed that a battery of their Neptune anti-ship missiles hidden in Odessa had successfully struck the Moskva twice, setting the cruiser ablaze. Among those making the claim were Maksim Marchenko, head of the military administration in Odessa, and Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Interior Ministry in Kiev.

They did not provide any evidence for their claims, however. One Ukrainian Telegram channel reportedly posted – then deleted – a photo of an Iranian vessel that caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman last year.


The alleged strike against Moskva comes just a day after Ukraine released a postage stamp depicting the – fictional – “Snake Island” incident in which 13 Ukrainian soldiers supposedly cursed out that very ship before heroically dying. In reality, 82 servicemen surrendered to the Russian Navy without a fight, and there was no proof the alleged exchange ever took place.

Ukraine also claimed to have destroyed Vasily Bykov, another ship involved in the taking of Snake Island. Ukrainian media announced on March 7 that a volley of artillery rockets hit and sank the Bykov, after two speedboats baited into a trap – only for the ship to show up in Sevastopol on March 16, unharmed.



Props ga no Dey win war…. Una go soon dey scream war crimes soon…. Fvcktards

https://www rt com/russia/553838-russia-cruiser-blast-black-sea/

Putin is just wasting his soldiers and weapons everyday

No oh, nah 100000 Russian don Die as at today nah….

Zombie….

Check some pictures of some Ukrainian cities and compare with Russia’s. Life is normal is Russia, ppl dey go about their daily business, even their football clubs dey run their league, Russians ain’t seeking asylums, dem no be refugees….

Weyreh

Russia stage managing its ineptitude....

God1000:
Putin is just wasting his soldiers and weapons everyday

No it's more than these, Russia have lost 100,000 soldiers, millions of ammunitions... Evidence is on nairaland, Twitter, CNN, BBC...

Whatever way, its still bad for Russia

1. If its accident, thats high incompetence during an active war

2. If it was hit by Ukraine with all her missile defence system, that will be more shameful

Putin overestimated what his military can do

They kept feeding his ego blowing news thinking he wont be mad enough to actually start an unnecessary war

reason he is purging the FSB now

Baby Stalin