CANAKKALE, TURKIYE - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated November 15, 2013 shows guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy, Moskva, passing through the Dardanelles strait in Canakkale, Turkey. On 14th April 2022 the Russian Defense Ministry said fire had broken out on the Moskva. "As a result of a fire, ammunition exploded on the Moskva missile cruiser. The ship was seriously damaged. The crew was completely evacuated", the ministry said in a statement. Late Wednesday 13th April, Maksym Marchenko, the head of Ukraine's Odessa Regional Military Administration, said the Ukrainian military had struck the warship with two Neptune class anti-ship missiles, causing severe damage. On 14th April, Russia's defence ministry said that the ship had sunk "in stormy seas" while being towed to port. (Photo by Burak Akay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
