US EditionMilitary Court Admits Ukrainian Missile Strike Sank Moskva Cruiser
- On January 22, the 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced Colonel Andrey Shubin to life imprisonment in absentia and admitted for the first time that the Guards Missile Cruiser Moskva was destroyed by a missile strike.
- During the judicial investigation investigators examined crew testimony, expert examinations, and an interview with the Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine about Shubin's April 2 and April 13, 2022 missile strike orders.
- Explosions and fire aboard the Guards Missile Cruiser Moskva killed 20 crew members, injured 24, left eight missing, and the court ordered 2,233,307,584 rubles 88 kopecks for property damage.
- The ruling departs from the MoD's earlier explanation that the Moskva suffered an accidental ammunition fire, and the court's press office removed the announcement shortly after publication, but copies were preserved by Mediazona and cited by RBC‑Ukraine.
- The court convicted Shubin of 'international terrorism' and blamed him for an attack on the frigate Admiral Essen, which wounded one crew member, seeking 2.2 billion rubles, while Ukrainian officials deny Moskva was hit by Neptune missiles.
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