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    Where is your captain?

The United States provided intelligence to help Ukraine sink the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, in April, US media reported Thursday.

These media, including CNN and the

Washington Post

, citing sources from the US government, pointed out that

Washington had no "prior notice" that Kiev was going to attack

this emblematic Russian ship.

However, they acknowledged that the

United States "shares maritime information" with Ukraine

to assist the country in defending itself against attacks by Russian forces, which have been launching missiles from their warships from the Black Sea towards Ukrainian territory.

The US would have helped

pinpoint the exact location of the missile cruiser

to allow the Ukrainian attack, according to these sources.

The flagship of the Black Sea

War in Ukraine.

'Moskva', 'Yamato', 'Indianapolis'... The great sunken ships of History

  • Writing: PABLO PARDO(Correspondent)Washington

'Moskva', 'Yamato', 'Indianapolis'... The great sunken ships of History

War in Ukraine.

Jubilation in Odessa after the destruction of the Moskva: "It is the same ship that attacked us"

  • Drafting: SALUD HERNÁNDEZ-MORAOdesa (Ukraine)

  • Writing: EMILIO AMADE |

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Jubilation in Odessa after the destruction of the Moskva: "It is the same ship that attacked us"

The Pentagon has not officially confirmed the US role in the sinking of the Moskva, but the

close collaboration with Kiev has been acknowledged.

"Ukraine combines information that we and others offer with intelligence that they collect themselves. And then they make their own decisions,"

State Department spokesman

John Kirby told a news conference.

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