Russian flagship cruiser 'hit by Ukrainian rockets'

Russian flagship cruiser ‘hit by Ukrainian rockets’

A Russian cruiser which was famously defied by Ukrainian troops on a small island at the start of the war has been hit by Ukrainian rockets in the Black Sea, Qazet.az reports according to Ukrainian officials.

The Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, received very serious damage, Odesa regional governor Maksym Marchenko said.

"It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!" he said.

On the first day of the invasion, the small garrison refused calls from the ship for it to surrender, telling the ship to "go to hell".