Boy do I want this to be true....if sinking the putards will say it was just converted to a submarine...
Confirmed by Tass. Mostly, anyway.
TASS
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Government publication, Russia
⚡️As a result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser, ammunition detonated, the crew was completely evacuated, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
: http://go.tass.ru/jpcLF
MOSCOW, 14 April. /TASS/. The cruiser “Moskva” of the Black Sea Fleet was seriously damaged as a result of the detonation of ammunition that occurred as a result of a fire, the crew was evacuated. This was reported in the Russian Defense Ministry.
“As a result of a fire, ammunition detonated on the Moskva missile cruiser. The ship was seriously damaged. The crew was completely evacuated,” the military department said.
The ministry said the cause of the fire is under investigation.