The cruiser crew Moscowwhich sank late last night in the Black Sea, can not be saved, said today a Ukrainian military official, who assessed that Moscow “will not forgive” in Kyiv the sinking of this ship, “a symbol of its imperialist ambitions.”
“We are fully aware that they will not forgive us,” he said Moscowsaid Natalia Gumenyuk, a representative of the military administration of the southern region of Ukraine, in a briefing to journalists.
The blow against him Moscowflagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet hit by Ukrainian Neptune missiles, “not only hit the ship, it also hit the enemy’s imperialist ambitions,” he said.
“We watched the boats try to come to the rescue, but even the forces of nature were on the Ukrainian side,” because “a storm prevented the boat from being rescued and the crew evacuated,” he said.
He added, however, that he could not give details at this time about the crew’s fate, for lack of “reliable data”.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said yesterday that the crew – at least 500 people – was diverted to other nearby Black Sea Fleet vessels. However, he did not specify whether it was the entire crew, nor did he give any details.
Moscow also did not confirm whether the ship was attacked by rockets, saying only that a fire had broken out on the 186-meter-long rocket launcher, causing ammunition to explode. And how the cruiser then sank in an attempt to tow to the nearest port.
Gumenyuk said Ukraine was now awaiting retaliation from Moscow, which had already struck last night a factory southwest of Kiev making Neptune missiles used, according to Ukrainians, against Moskva, and threatened to intensify its attacks. in the capital.
“We are fully aware that the attacks against us will intensify, that the enemy will take revenge, that there will be rocket attacks and artillery bombardment. We are ready, we will oppose them “.
“There are attacks on us, including rocket attacks,” he added.
He did not mention the severe damage to the Vizar weapons factory, which was badly damaged, but the bombings in the southern part of the country, mainly in the town of Nikolaev, near Odessa.
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