Ukrainians claim Russian warship was damaged in missile strike
ABC News
Russia said a fire aboard the ship caused serious damage and forced its crew to evacuate.
Ukrainian government officials claimed Wednesday that its armed forces fired missiles that struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship vessel, Moskva, causing damage.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych and Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs, said there was an explosion and that the cruiser is on fire.
The governor of Odessa Maksym Marchenko claimed on Telegram that two anti-ship cruise missiles struck the cruiser in the Black Sea, causing "very serious damage."
Russia said the ship was seriously damaged, but did not confirm that was due to Ukrainian strikes. Russia claimed there was a fire abroad the ship that forced all 510 members of the crew to evacuate.
