One of Russia's most important warships has sunk in the Black Sea

Moskva warship.
(Image credit: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images)

One of Russia's most important warships sank in the Black Sea on Thursday following heavy damage that Ukraine's military has taken credit for, multiple outlets have reported.

Ukrainian officials said earlier that their troops struck the ship — known as the Moskva — with missiles, but Russian officials have not acknowledged such a claim. Moscow did, however, cite a fire on board, per The Associated Press.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.