One of the crew members of the cruiser "Moskva" was killed, another 27 crew members were missing. About 400 sailors managed to be rescued, reported on Friday, April 22, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“As a result of the fire on April 13, the Moskva missile cruiser was seriously damaged due to the detonation of ammunition. Attempts by the crew to put out the fire were unsuccessful. During the struggle for the ship's survivability, one serviceman was killed, another 27 crew members were missing. The remaining 396 crew members were evacuated from the cruiser to the ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the area and taken to Sevastopol," the ministry said. |