{"id":1438715,"date":"2022-04-14T17:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438715"},"modified":"2022-04-14T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:16:00","slug":"russian-warship-moskva-sinks-after-ukraine-says-it-was-hit-by-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-warship-moskva-sinks-after-ukraine-says-it-was-hit-by-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Warship Moskva Sinks After Ukraine Says It Was Hit by Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-warship-moskva-sinks-after-ukraine-says-it-was-hit-by-missile%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438715&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\">Russia<\/a> said its Black Sea fleet flagship, the <i>Moskva, <\/i>sunk one day after a fire broke out onboard, which <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\">Ukrainian<\/a> officials attributed to a missile strike.<\/p>\n<p>The ship was being <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/russia-to-tow-damaged-warship-back-to-port-after-explosion\">towed back<\/a> to Sevastopol, the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula, for repairs on Thursday when it sank, according to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/europe\/live-news\/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-14-22\/h_0a1383d24931e88d4f4fbdefb4d3cc2c\">CNN<\/a>, which cited Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry, though a missile strike was not mentioned as the cause of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the towing of the cruiser Moskva to the port of destination, the ship lost its stability due to hull damage received during a fire from the detonation of ammunition. In the conditions of stormy seas, the ship sank,&#8221; the statement said, according to TASS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crew-evacuates-russian-flagship-after-ukraine-boasts-of-missile-attack\">&#8216;HUGE BLOW&#8217;: CREW EVACUATES &#8216;SERIOUSLY DAMAGED&#8217; RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Russia said that a fire broke out on the cruiser, which ultimately caused munitions on board to explode, inflicting the damage to the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon confirmed that there was a large fire on the ship Thursday, though it was not able to say definitively that Ukrainian forces were responsible for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s lots of things that can explode on navy warships that can cause extensive, major damage. Certainly, it could have been damage from external force, a missile or attack of some kind, torpedo, something like that. It could also be something that happened inside the skin of ship,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. &#8220;The explosion was sizable enough we picked up indications that other naval vessels around her tried to come to her assistance eventually. That wasn\u2019t apparently needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kirby also said that the Pentagon assessed \u201ca significant fire\u201d was raging as of Thursday morning, while a senior defense official noted that other Russian ships in the Black Sea retreated further south away from the coast.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia said its Black Sea fleet flagship, the Moskva, sunk one day after a fire broke out onboard, which Ukrainian officials attributed to a missile strike. 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