Russia confirms casualties after missile cruiser sank last week - RIA
Source: Reuters
Russia confirms casualties after missile cruiser sank last week - RIA
Fri, April 22, 2022, 3:22 PM
(Reuters) -Russia's defence ministry on Friday confirmed for the first time that the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva suffered casualties when it blew up and sank last week, a report from RIA news agency indicated.
Russia initially said all the ship's crew were evacuated after an ammunition blast triggered by a fire ripped through the Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet.
"Attempts by the crew to extinguish the fire were not successful," RIA quoted the defence ministry as saying.
During the struggle to stabilize the ship, one serviceman died and another 27 crew members went missing. The remaining 396 members of the crew were evacuated."
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The Telegraph notes a now-deleted post by Readovka stating 116 dead and 100 missing.
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