ODESSA, April 15 — Russia’s Black Sea flagship sank Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike — as the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting its citizens in sorties across the border.
On the Ukrainian side, Odessa military spokesman Sergey Bratchuk said the ship had been hit by domestic Neptune cruise missiles. The flagship fire came after the United States unveiled an US$800-million military aid package that includes heavy equipment specifically tailored to help Ukraine repel the Russians in the east, from howitzers to armoured personnel carriers and helicopters.
Moscow’s Black Sea fleet has been blockading the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, where Russian officials say they are in full control. But in eastern Ukraine, civilians say they have “no rest” from bombardment, including in Severodonetsk, the last easterly city still held by Ukrainian forces.
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