Ukraine-Russia war LIVE- Ukrainian officials claim HUGE missile strike success as Putin’s flagship ‘seriously damaged’

UKRAINIAN officials have claimed a huge missile success after Russia’s defence ministry revealed their flagship was ‘seriously damaged’. Russian officials have claimed that the damage was caused by an explosion aboard Moskva, the flagship of the country’s Black Sea Fleet. The ministry’s statement said: “The cruiser Moskva’s ammunition has detonated as a result of a fire on the warship. “The vessel is seriously damaged. The entire crew have been evacuated. The cause of the blaze is being investigated.” It did not specify the cause of the fire, saying it was under investigation. However, Ukraine have claimed that the 186m-long vessel was struck by their Neptune missiles. Ukrainian presidential aide Oleksiy Arestovych said Russian rescuers were unable to reach the vessel, which could have had as many as 510 crew members on board. Odesa regional governor Maksym Marchenko wrote in his Telegram post: “It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!” It comes just weeks after the soviet-era ship opened fire on 13 defiant border guards tasked with protecting Snake Island. Follow our Russia-Ukraine live blog below for up-to-the-minute updates…