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Russia says fire on the Moskva missile cruiser is contained

Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that sailors had contained a fire on board the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, and that measures were being taken to tow it back to port.

Reuters

Russian warship Moskva has 'sunk' off Ukraine: Here's what we know

Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet, has sunk during the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with its crew having been evacuated.

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Moskva: Russian warship involved in Snake Island attack burns ‘after missile strike’

Moskva is the ship which Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island told “go f**k yourself” at the start of the war

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Russia demanded the surrender of Ukrainian soldiers in the southeastern port of Mariupol, which Moscow said its forces nearly completely controlled.

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Russian Warship 'Seriously Damaged' in Ammunition Explosion

The Russian navy's Black Sea flagship has been "seriously damaged" by an ammunition explosion, Russian state media said Thursday. "As a result of a fire, ammunition detonated on the Moskva missile cruiser. The ship was seriously damaged," the Russian defense ministry was quoted as saying, adding that the cause of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says it hit Russian ship Moskva with missiles, leaving it badly damaged

Ukraine said it hit the ship with missiles, but this has yet to be confirmed by Russia's defence ministry

Wales Online

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Russia: Moskva, flagship of Black Sea fleet, damaged in blast

Russia's Defense Ministry said "ammunition detonated as a result of a fire on the Moskva missile cruiser."

Axios

Russia says flagship Moskva cruiser of its Black Sea fleet has sunk

Russia said late on Thursday that the Moskva, the flagship missile cruiser of its Black Sea fleet, sank while being towed back to port. Ukraine said earlier in the day that its forces struck the Moskva in a missile attack but Russia said the vessel was damaged by an explosion…

France 24

Ukraine news - live: Zelensky tells Ukrainians to be ‘proud’ of surviving 50 days as Russian flagship sinks

Russia’s Black Sea fleet flagship evacuated after Ukrainian ‘missile strike’

The Independent UK

Huge Russian warship BLOWN UP with fears of 300 dead 'after Ukraine missile strike'

The Moskva missile cruiser, Russia's Black Sea flagship, has been severely damaged with a Ukrainian official having said it was hit by missile but Moscow claims ammunition on board blew up

Daily Mirror

Russian warship sinks; Ukraine says its missile is responsible

(This April 14 story corrects paragraph 21 to make clear that Moldova did not directly accuse Russia's army of trying to recruit its citizens; corrects third bullet point to say that Ukraine alleges Moscow is massing troops in Belarus and Transdniestria not Moldova and Transdniestria)

Reuters

Russia says major ship in Black Sea fleet badly damaged in blast - Interfax

The most important ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged after ammunition on board blew up, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Night Strikes: Russia Sends Volley Of Cruise Missiles At Ukrainian Targets

The Bayraktar TB2 is manufactured by Baykar, which is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Hit Or Missile: Russia Claims To Shoot Down Drone

The Russian MoD said the strike took place off the Crimean coast and was carried out by servicemen of the Black Sea Fleet.

Zenger

Sea-N Off: Russian Black Sea Frigates Firepower

Kalibr missiles are developed by the Russian Federation. They can be launched from ships and submarines, as well as from aircraft.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dolphins Bring Joy to Ukrainian Children Fleeing War

A dolphin show has provided some much-needed respite from the horrors of war for several dozen Ukrainians, many of them children, fleeing the heavily bombarded city of Kherson. For an hour or so, the refugees were able to set aside their cares and enjoy the spectacle of the dolphins leaping,…

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Turkey Hints at Pressure to Allow NATO Warships Passage into the Black Sea

Turkey on Sunday accused Ukraine, without naming it, of trying to exert pressure on Ankara to make it abandon the Montreux Convention and allow NATO warships to enter the Black Sea. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said he doesn’t rule out that drifting mines appeared in the Black Sea with…

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Miami Herald

Putin calls them ‘gnats.’ But war back home strengthens ties of a South Florida community

MIAMI — Ukrainian Olena Doronina and Russian Alexandra Ignatkina huddled over their cellphones to watch videos sent by Doronina’s son and siblings, who are trapped in Kherson, a Black Sea port city in the south of Ukraine occupied by Russian soldiers.

The Guardian - UK

Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion

World wheat prices soared by 19.7% in March as war in Ukraine disrupted Black Sea exports, FAO price index reveals

France 24

War in Ukraine: Courage and resilience amid Russian offensive

The war in Ukraine is being waged on many fronts. From Odesa on the Black Sea to Irpin in the north, via Mykolaiv and the capital Kyiv, FRANCE 24's Gwendoline Debono has followed the trail of violence and devastation. Our reporter met fighters joining the war, civilians hiding in underground…

Reuters

Turkey says Black Sea countries discussed Ukraine war, floating mines

Defence ministers from Black Sea coastal countries held a video call on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine, mines floating in the sea and regional security, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, adding the ministers called for an immediate ceasefire.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Fishermen Fear Mines in Black Sea

Turkish fisherman Sahin Afsut fears the worst: hitting a mine and "disappearing underwater in the blink of an eye". Like many fishermen in Rumelifeneri, a village set on the rocks of the Bosphorus in northern Istanbul, Afsut and his team remain in port since the discovery of a drifting mine…

Reuters

Turkey finds third stray naval mine in Black Sea amid Ukraine war

Turkey detected a third floating naval mine in its waters in the Black Sea and military diving teams were working on defusing it, the defence ministry said on Wednesday amid the war in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Shielding children from food crisis

Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to cause more disruption to the global food system by dramatically increasing the cost of staple foods and the energy required to transport them. The Black Sea region is responsible for the export of at least 12% of global food calories, so cutting off access…

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