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Satellite Images Show Russian Ship Before Ammunition Blast
Satellite images released on Wednesday (April 13) showed the Moskva Russian missile cruiser in the port of Sevastopol before it was damaged by an ammunition blast.
The images, released by Maxar Technologies, show the vessel in and around Sevastopol on April 7 and April 10.
Moskva, the flagship of Russia‘s Black Sea fleet, was badly damaged when ammunition on board blew up, Interfax news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying on Thursday (April 14).
Interfax said all the crew had been evacuated. It cited the ministry as blaming the blast on a fire and said the cause was being investigated.