The Russian Defense Ministry said that a fire had caused munitions to explode, the ship had been seriously damaged and the crew fully evacuated, without any reference to a Ukrainian strike.

On the other hand, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych and Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko said that Moskva had been hit by two Neptune anti-ship missiles and was on fire in rough seas. Arestovych added that there were 510 crew members aboard.

OSINT analysts reported that distress signals had been transmitted from the Moskva and that multiple assistance vessels had appeared near the last known location of the ship. (ILKHA)