Russia denies Moskva has sunk after apparent Ukrainian missile strike
by Luke Harding in Kyiv, Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sau from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y5ZS)
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Russia's defence ministry said it was investigating what happened to its flagship cruiser Moskva after Ukraine said it had hit the vessel with an anti-ship missile, forcing its crew to abandon ship.
The ministry denied reports the warship had sunk to the bottom of the Black Sea. It said the Moskva had retained buoyancy", with fires extinguished and the crew transferred to another vessel.
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