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Satellite Images Show Russian Ship Before Explosion
Satellite images released on Wednesday showed the Moskva Russian missile cruiser in the port of Sevastopol before it was damaged by an explosion.
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, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency, which it quoted the defense ministry as saying on Thursday.
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.