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Russia says its flagship Moskva has sunk.

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On the day before, Ukraine said that Moskva was hit by Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles in the Black Sea. Russia claimed that the missile cruiser suffered from a fire that detonated ammunition on board. Russia's defense ministry said that the ship sank as it was being towed to dock.

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"It is evident that the Russian side will cynically use this political and legal episode to justify the occupation of Crimea and the exploitation of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territory by Russian citizens," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told media.

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