has moved its warships away from the Ukrainian coast, a United States defence official said today, after a double missile strike is believed to slammed into the navy's Black Sea flagship and caused it to 'start sinking'.In a sign the Kremlin may be withdrawing its naval forces out of missile range, the senior official said that Moscow's vessels are now 80 nautical miles from the coast after the Moskva - a Soviet-era Slava class guided missile cruiser - was 'seriously damaged' overnight by a fire and explosion.Russia's Defence Ministry attempted to downplay the damage to the warship, saying today the fire has been contained. It claimed the vessel remains afloat, will be towed into port, that there is no open fire at the ship anymore and that explosions of the ammunitions have ceased.
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