Turkey not involved in Russian vessel rescue

Turkish official has denied claims that one of their country's ships helped to recover crew members from the Russian

Turkish official has denied claims that one of their country's ships helped to recover crew members from the Russian cruiser Moskva, Qazet.az reports according to BBC

The allegation was made earlier today by Lithuania's defence minister, Arvydas Anušauskas. He also said Turkish and Romanian authorities had confirmed the ship had been sunk. The Turkish official did not comment on this alleged confirmation.

Russia's defence ministry insists the ship is still afloat, and has continually denied claims that the Moskva was struck by Ukrainian forces.