The U.S. confirmed that the Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, was struck and sunk by a pair of Ukrainian missiles
Smoke rose over the Russian village of Klimovo as strikes have increased along the Ukraine-Russia border. A U.S. official said a pair of Ukrainian missiles hit the Russian warship that sank. Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The U.S.
had a crew of about 500 sailors, and was a major element of Russia’s naval strategy in the Black Sea, U.S. officials said.
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