The Russian warship Moskva is sinking in the Black Sea
The Moskva guided missile of the Russian Black Sea Fleet crosses the Bosphorus Strait in 2014. (Can Merey / EPA / Shutterstock) Moscow’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday that Moskva, Russia’s top warship in the country’s naval offensive against Ukraine, sank while being towed to the port during a storm. “During the towing … to the port of destination, the boat lost its balance due to damage to the hull as a fire broke out after an ammunition explosion. Given the turbulent sea, the boat sank,” the Russian state news agency TASS reported. citing a ministry announcement. Moscow initially said a “fire” had ignited some of its weapons and that “ammunition had exploded on the ship” as a result. Officials said the crew, believed to include about 500 sailors, had been safely removed from the burning ship. The ministry said the fire However, the governor of Odessa claimed that the damage was the result of a Ukrainian rocket attack on Wednesday – something that Moscow denied.
CIA boss warns of nuclear weapons
Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks during an event at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson / AP) Russia’s military failures in the war against Ukraine could lead to the use of low-efficiency or tactical nuclear weapons by Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns warned on Thursday. Speaking to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Burns said: “Given the possible despair of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the military failures they have faced so far, none of us can take lightly the threat posed by a possible refuge. regular nuclear weapons or low-efficiency nuclear weapons “. Burns added that the CIA was monitoring the Kremlin “very closely”, but said the United States had not yet seen signs that Putin was preparing to use those weapons. Russia has had nuclear forces on high alert since launching their offensive on February 24. The story goes on
The Kremlin promises more blows against Kiev
People stand next to destroyed buildings in the company Vizar, a Ukrainian military factory military-industrial complex, after the site was hit by Russian strikes overnight in the city of Vyshneve, southwestern suburbs of Kiev, on April 15, 2022. – A Ukrainian army A factory outside Kyiv that produced missiles allegedly used to hit the Russian warship Moskva was partially destroyed by Russian strikes overnight, an AFP reporter saw on the scene on April 15. A laboratory and an administrative building at the Vizar factory were severely damaged. (Fadel Senna / AFP via Getty Images) The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday vowed to launch more strikes against the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, after the loss of the battleship Moskva. “The number and scale of rocket attacks on targets in Kyiv will increase in response to any terrorist attacks or acts of sabotage on Russian soil committed by the nationalist regime in Kiev,” the ministry said in a statement. A military plant in Kyiv that allegedly produced Neptune missiles Ukraine claimed to be using to hit the Moskva warship was targeted on Thursday night.
Russia warns US to stop equipping Ukrainian army
Ukrainian military unpackes military aid cargo delivered as part of US security assistance to Ukraine at Boryspil Airport, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, February 11, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky / AP) In a diplomatic note to the Biden government, Russia warned the United States that there would be “unforeseen consequences” if Washington continued to send military aid to Ukraine. “We urge the United States and its allies to stop the irresponsible militarization of Ukraine, which has unintended consequences for regional and international security,” the statement said, according to the Washington Post. On Wednesday, President Biden approved $ 800 million in military aid to Ukraine. The mission will include a wide range of weapons, including helicopters, armed Switchblade drones as well as medical equipment.
Zelensky urges European countries to abandon Russian oil
In this video image provided by the Presidential Press Office of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Press Office of the Ukrainian Presidential Press via AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European countries to stop buying Russian oil that provides “blood” money to the Putin regime. Speaking to the BBC in an interview published on Thursday, Zelensky criticized Hungary and Germany for preventing an oil embargo. “We do not understand how you can make money from blood,” he said. “Unfortunately this is what some countries do, European countries.” The Ukrainian leader added: “Some of our friends and partners understand that it is another time now, that it is no longer a matter of business and money. That’s a matter of survival. “
Victims in Kharkov
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a house after a Russian attack in Kharkov, Ukraine, Monday, April 11, 2022. (Felipe Dana / AP) At least 503 people have been killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region since the invasion began on February 24, local governor Oleg Synegubov said this week. Writing on the social networking application Telegram, he said that 24 children were among the dead.
