It seems a BAD something happened to
czar vlad'z Black Sea flagship CG yesterday, the 13th.....
UPDATED:
Pentagon Says Damaged Russian Navy Cruiser Underway Toward Black Sea Homeport[/b]
By: Heather Mongilio
April 13, 2022 8:35 PM • Updated: April 14, 2022 11:50 AM
This story has been updated to include comments from a senior U.S. defense official.
Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship appears to be heading toward Sevastopol, Crimea, after sustaining major damage in a fire Wednesday, a senior defense official told reporters Thursday.
The Department of Defense cannot confirm what caused the fire on RTS Moskva (121), the defense official said.
Moskva was about 60-65 nautical miles south of Odesa when the fire started.
“It very well could have been from an external source like like a missile,” the defense official said. “That that range is not out of range for a Neptune. Sixty miles is well within the Neptune’s effective range. But it also could have been something else. So again, … we’re just being careful here.”
Moskva appears to still be battling a fire aboard, the defense official said, adding that the fire was extensive. The defense official could not say how much damage Moskva sustained from the fire.
“We just don’t know what the extent of the damage is,” the defense official said. “It does appear as if this is a significant fire that they’re battling. But what’s underneath that fire and how much hole damage there is, we just don’t know. We do assess that she’s still afloat, and that … she’s moving her way east. So we just have to kind of see how this pans out.”
It is not clear if the warship is being towed toward Sevastopol or sailing on its own, the official said. Russian state-run outlet TASS reported that the fire has been localized and that the ship retained its buoyancy.
Ukraine missile attack or a bad oopz on board the cruiser???? No images yet, or solid answers.........
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