Washington, May 6 : The US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Moskva, Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, the media report.
Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of Odessa, to which Washington said it was the Moskva and helped confirm its location, the BBC reported.
Ukraine then struck it with two missiles, the officials were quoted as saying.
The officials said they did not know that Ukraine would target the Moskva after helping determine its location.
The 510-crew missile cruiser had led Russia’s naval assault on Ukraine, and its sinking in April was a major symbolic and military blow, BBC reported.
At the time, the Russian Defence Ministry said ammunition on board the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire and the ship tipped over while being towed back to port.
The US is yet to directly address the reports about the Moskva.(IANS)