Russia's Black Sea flagship involved in the naval assault on Ukraine has been "seriously damaged" by an explosion, state media reported Thursday, as Moscow threatened to strike Kyiv's command centers.
Russian missile cruiser Moskva is moored in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Ukraine May 10, 2013. REUTERS/ Stringer/ File Photo
It was unclear what caused the explosion on the Moskva missile cruiser, with both sides giving conflicting reports. Moscow's Black Sea fleet is blockading Mariupol and off the coast of Odessa, and its ships have been used to bombard coastal cities. Having initially expected to swiftly overcome its neighbor, Russia has faced fierce resistance and now even reprisals in its own territory—leading Moscow Wednesday to threaten to strike command centers in Kyiv if Ukraine continues to launch attacks on Russian soil.
The Pentagon said it was looking to provide Ukraine with weapons that would "give them a little more range and distance," as the country prepares for an escalation of violence.More than 40,000 people have left the country in the past 24 hours in a desperate attempt to flee the expected offensive, the United Nations said Wednesday.
About 400 civilians have been buried there since the war began, according to the Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region Sergiy Gaiday, with locals now grimly awaiting the Russian attack.
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