TOKYO/ISTANBUL -- The dramatic sinking of Russia's guided missile cruiser Moskva -- the flagship of its Black Sea fleet -- on Thursday was followed by a U.S. defense official telling reporters that Moscow immediately moved its four to five remaining ships in those waters south, farther from Ukraine.
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The Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Moskva sails through the Bosporus in Istanbul during June, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. © Reuters
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