The warship sunk while being towed a day after it was reported damaged by fire or a Ukrainian missile strike.
Highlights
- The warship sunk while being towed a day after it was reported damaged by fire or a Ukrainian missile strike.
- Russia’s defence ministry said the warship sank due to damage sustained in the hull as fire broke out after ammunition exploded.
- “Given the choppy seas, the vessel sank,” state news agency Tass quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying.
- The vessel was reported to have been damaged a day earlier by a fire or by a missile strike in the Ukraine, state media reported.