has officially claimed to have shot Russia's Black Sea flagship and caused it to 'start sinking', as naval analysts say the vessel was left a sitting duck after sailing in predictable patterns within range of Ukraine's missiles. The Moskva, a Soviet-era Slava class guided missile cruiser, was 'seriously damaged' overnight by a fire and explosion on board that Ukraine says was caused by two Neptune cruise missiles fired by one of its coastal batteries near the port city of Odesa. Hundreds of sailors are now feared dead.'s Southern Military Command said today that it hit the warship late Wednesday causing significant damage. A fire started after the strike, the military said, with Russian rescue ships hampered by ammunition exploding on board as well as bad weather. The ship has started sinking, the commanders added.
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