Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Russia says warship has sunk

Ukraine news from April 14: Russia says the missile cruiser the Moskva has sunk after an explosion and fire

Russia’s defence ministry says its Black Sea warship the Moskva has sunk after an explosion and fire, state media reported, hours after Ukraine claimed it struck the warship with two missiles.

Russia earlier said it had contained a fire on the ship which broke out after ammunition blew up on board, Qazet.az reports.

Moscow warns NATO against accepting Sweden and Finland’s memberships, saying there could be no more talk of a “nuclear-free” Baltic.

Ukrainian officials claim at least four people have been killed in the eastern city of Kharkiv amid increasing Russian bombings.