Moscow on Thursday morning said that its Moskva missile cruiser, a guided missile cruiser of the Navy stationed in the Black Sea Flagship, has been “crippled badly due to an explosion”.
New Delhi: With the war between Russia and Ukraine enterering seventh consecutive week, Morcow has claimed that it has destroy as many as seven military facilities in Ukraine in the last 24 hours. With the motive to cripple military installations of Ukraine, Russian aviation forces have reportedly targeted an artillery missile depot also.
Moscow on Thursday morning said that its Moskva missile cruiser, a guided missile cruiser of the Navy stationed in the Black Sea Flagship, has been “crippled badly due to an explosion”.
The Russian Defence Ministry quoted that the damage was caused due to ammunition detonating “as a result of fire”. The crew of the ship have reportedly been evacuated but the ship suffered serious damage. It further said that investigation is underway to find the exact cause of the fire incident. The report of damage to the Russian warship came amid Moscow threatening to strike Kyiv’s command centres.
Ukrainian officials reportedly said their forces hit the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles, and one official said Thursday that the vessel sank.
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, on Thursday appealed to both the countries to start negotiations for peace in Ukraine as civilians cannot violence inflicted on them. He tweeted a video message saying, “The people of Ukraine cannot bear the violence being inflicted on them. And the most vulnerable people around the world cannot become collateral damage in another disaster for which they bear no responsibility. We must silence the guns & accelerate negotiations towards peace.”
To support Ukraine against Russian invasion, the United States has announced to supply more weapons to Ukraine to counter Russia. The US authorities have taken the decision to this effect as Russia has been signalling to intensify the war. For the first time on Thursday, US President Joe Biden referred to Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a “genocide”. Russia, however, has denied killing civilians in Ukraine.
