Serviceman killed, 27 missing after cruiser Moskva sank in Black Sea: Russia

One serviceman was killed, 27 went missing and 396 were rescued from the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship cruiser Moskva that sunk last week, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

It said those rescued were evacuated to other ships of the Black Sea fleet and transferred to Sevastopol.

The Moskva cruiser sunk April 13 due to a fire that was caused by an explosion of ammunition, according to Russian authorities.