The crew of a Russian Navy missile cruiser that led the famous attack on Snake Island in the Black Sea at the start of the invasion of Ukraine has ditched the vessel, which later sunk.

At least one Ukrainian official claimed Wednesday that the defending military blasted the flagship vessel Moskva with missiles, though Russia later only publicly conceded damage due to a fire while announcing the crew had abandoned ship.

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