Ukrainian Navy: Ukraine should not have had to obtain permission to destroy the cruiser "moskva"

The operation to destroy the Russian cruiser "Moscow" in April 2022 was planned exclusively by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) and was not to be agreed with anyone except the Ukrainian leadership. This was stated on the telethon by the spokesman of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk, reports UNN.

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In particular, he denied the information of The New York Times that Ukraine allegedly received the coordinates of the missile cruiser from the United States and that it was expected to agree on such strikes.

We, of course, coordinated the fire damage with the higher leadership, according to the structure of subordination. Having received the appropriate permission, and this, of course, is the Ukrainian leadership, we inflicted this strike. Therefore, the information regarding coordination and the provision of accurate information on the location does not correspond to reality, just as the information that it was necessary to agree on it does not correspond to reality

According to him, the situation in the Black and Azov Seas remains stable.

"And this, by the way, is also a consequence, including this operation, which at one time simply became another turning point," the spokesman of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine summarized.

Context

Investigative correspondent Adam Entus in his article for The New York Times reported that after the Ukrainian military sank the missile cruiser "Moscow" on April 14, 2022, Americans were furious and panicked. According to him, the US "was surprised that Ukraine had missiles capable of reaching the ship, and panicked because the Biden administration had no intention of allowing Ukrainians to attack such a powerful symbol of Russian power.

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