Five days after Ukraine announced the sinking of Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the first photos of the event. They came out on social media.

In the photos, which have not yet been independently confirmed, this is visible a column of black smoke rising from Moskva. The ship, which was severely damaged, would have been hit by a Ukrainian missile attack last week, according to initial reports.

It can also be seen that the ship’s lifeboats have been lowered and no visible sailors on deck, suggesting that the ship may have been abandoned. In the footage, Moskva is leaning into port as two fire hoses shoot water jets into the air.

The Moskva cruiser is the crown jewel of the Russian Navy. Built in 1979 at the Mikolayiv shipyards (now in Ukraine) and in use since 1983, its length is 186 meters, its maximum speed 32 knots, its 12,500 tons and its 16 Vulcan anti-ship cruise missiles with range of more than 600 kilometers they made him a powerful war machine.

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