How Putin's Black Sea Dreams Fell Apart

Posted on AllSides April 13th, 2023
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As its Black Sea fleet flagship, the Moskva, reached the depths of the seabed in mid-April 2022, Russia insisted Ukraine had nothing to do with the sinking of the 510-crew guided missile cruiser.

Russian state media provided various explanations for the sinking of the prominent flagship—none of which included a deliberate Ukrainian strike.

Russia's Defense Ministry said a "fire" followed by a "munitions blast" had inflicted "serious damage" on the cruiser, prompting a crew evacuation. "The explosions of ammunition have been stopped," the ministry then said, according to state media,...

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