US EditionAfter years of Russian denials, court accidentally admits Black Sea battleship was sunk by Ukraine
A Moscow military court briefly confirmed a Ukrainian missile strike sank the Moskva cruiser before deleting the statement, contradicting Russia's long-held fire and explosion claim.
- Last week, the 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow briefly posted then deleted a statement saying two missiles struck the Moskva on April 13, 2022, triggering fire and explosions.
- Amid long reporting by Mediazona and families of Moskva sailors, Kyiv claimed it struck the ship with a Neptune anti-ship missile while Moscow blamed fire and explosions, and Russian outlets have repeatedly removed premature narratives.
- The court's document described heavy onboard fire and smoke, saying explosion, fire and smoke killed 20 crew, wounded 24 and left eight missing after over six hours.
- Court officials declined to comment when queried by reporters; CNN asked Russian authorities about the backtrack, but the Russian military did not respond, and Irina Zhirnova said there would be no comment as the statement was taken down.
- The episode underscores Russia's tight narrative control as the Moskva's loss remains a major embarrassment, while the Committee to Protect Journalists reports at least 27 journalists jailed since the invasion.
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For the first time, a Russian court openly mentions a Ukrainian rocket as the cause of the downfall of the "Moskva". The explanation disappears shortly afterwards from the net.
By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its precious flagship of the Black Sea. However, it later erased the statement and returned to the official version that the Moskva guided missile cruiser sank due to a strange accident. The Moskva was one of Russia’s most important warships when it sank in April 2022, just seven weeks after Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukrai…
The "Moskva", the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, was sunk in 2022. The Kremlin always claimed it was an accident.
After years of Russian denials, court accidentally admits Black Sea battleship was sunk by Ukraine
Russia has admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its prized Black Sea flagship, later deleting the statement and returning to the official narrative that the guided-missile cruiser Moskva went down because of a freak accident.
The "Moskva", the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, was sunk in 2022. The Kremlin always claimed it was an accident.
On April 13, 2022, Ukrainian defenders destroyed the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation missile cruiser “Moscow”
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