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Pete Thomas

Sunken Russian warship Moskva to become dive site?

Russia on Friday confirmed that its flagship missile cruiser Moskva has sunk while the damaged ship was being towed in the Black Sea.

In response, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov hinted that the Moskva might someday become a tourist attraction for scuba divers.

Reznikov tweeted: “A ‘flagship’ russian warship is a worthy diving site. We have one more diving spot in the Black Sea now. Will definitely visit the wreck after our victory in the war.”

 

Reznikov also claimed to be a veteran scuba diver, with 300 dives to his credit.

Russia stated that the Moskva was damaged by an explosion of munitions and a subsequent fire, while Ukraine claims to have blown a hole in the vessel’s hull with a missile strike.

It remains unclear what became of its crew of approximately 500 sailors.

–Image showing the Moskva is from Wikimedia Commons

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