The first photo of what appears to be the cruiser Moscow, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, appeared before sinking last week in Russia’s worst naval loss since World War II. Experts say the images appear to confirm Kyiv’s claims that it struck the warship – famously said: “Fuck you!” By a Ukrainian sailor at the beginning of the invasion – in a missile attack. The image also suggests that most of the ship’s crew of more than 500 people had time to evacuate, although dozens appear to have been killed. A fragment of a video appeared showing the ship engulfed in flames shortly before it fell. Russia insists the ship sank after a fire broke out on board, although it has since bombed a military plant near Kyiv that makes the Neptune anti-ship cruise missile.
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