Moskva, the Russian navy's flagship vessel, was reported to be damaged. Ukraine claims to have hit the ship with two Neptune anti-ship missilesThe flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has sunk in what western officials have described as a “massive blow” to the Kremlin. SponsoredKyiv said that the vessel took two direct hits from Ukrainian long-range Neptune anti-ship missiles and was left burning on the water on Wednesday night. Hours later, the Kremlin said the ship’s crew of 510 evacuated, though it claimed that a fire on deck had caused an “ammunition explosion”. President Putin and President Sisi of Egypt toured the flagship in 2014 SPUTNIK/ALEXEI DRUZHININ/KREMLIN/REUTERSBob Seely, a Tory

Source: The Times April 15, 2022 05:06 UTC