Russia says the cruiser Moskva was evacuated after a fire onboard. Ukraine claims it hit the ship with a missile strike.
A group of Ukrainians tried to take a boat to safety, then Russian rockets came raining downVladimir Nesterenko and his father Oleh, seen during happier times prior to Russia's invasion.
It was time “to get out of the occupied territories to safety… in order to survive,” Julia said. Russians had taken over their village, Verkhnii Rohachyk, and the Nesterenko family feared the consequences. Instead, it turned into a bloodbath, according to Julia, two other survivors, a friend of one victim and several regional officials. They described how Russian rockets and gunfire targeted the boat after it unintentionally drifted into the frontline.
“This firing was made using a multiple rocket launching system, possibly Grad, but we would be able to tell the exact type of weapon only after forensic is completed,” Shelest added.When the boat’s navigator indicated that the group had drifted close to the Russian-held village of Osokorivka, the morning’s silence was soon punctured with the sound of exploding rockets, the survivors said.
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