Russia won't be able to exchange the sunken flagship of its Black Sea fleet the British Protection Ministry has stated, because the U.Ok introduced it might ship anti-ship missiles to Ukraine to bolster Kyiv's naval capabilities.

British protection officers stated on Thursday that round 20 Russian Navy vessels, together with submarines, had been nonetheless within the Black Sea operational zone however the Bosporus Strait remained closed to all non-Turkish warships.

This meant that Russia was "unable to exchange its misplaced cruiser Moskva within the Black Sea."

The Moskva was sunk on April 13 by two Neptune missiles in a strike that Ukraine says killed as many as 250 sailors. Ukrainian armed forces stated they attacked and destroyed the Russian touchdown ship Saratov in Berdyansk final month.

In its day by day replace, the U.Ok protection ministry stated that "regardless of the embarrassing losses," Russia's Black Sea Fleet nonetheless had the flexibility "to strike Ukrainian and coastal targets."

British armed forces minister James Heappey stated that the U.Ok. would ship lots of of anti-ship supersonic Brimstone missiles to Ukraine to bolster its navy within the "subsequent few weeks," the Instances of London reported.

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An image taken on July 31, 2011 exhibits the Moskva guided missile cruiser in Sevastopol. The vessel was sunk earlier this month within the Black Sea and Britain's protection ministry stated it might not be doable to exchange it. VASILY MAXIMOV/Getty Photos