Russia first time shows footage of crew rescued from sunken battleship Moskva
Moscow said all 500 crew members were rescued after the April 13 explosion. Ukrainian officials said some people aboard the ship had died. Neither party has provided evidence to support the claims
Russia’s state-run TASS news agency says the Russian navy chief met with the crew of the sunken missile cruiser Moskva and said the members would continue their service in the navy.
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The Russian Defense Ministry released a short video showing Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov and two other officers in front of about 100 sailors on the parade ground.
The ministry did not specify when the meeting took place.
Russia acknowledged on 14 April that Moscow had sunk, blaming the disaster for an ammunition explosion.
Ukraine said it had struck the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet with at least one Neptune missile.
Moscow said all 500 crew members were rescued after the April 13 explosion. Ukrainian officials said some people aboard the ship had died. Neither party has provided evidence to support the claims.
The ship’s demise has been described as a great blow to Russian morale.
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The ministry announced late Thursday that Moscow was submerged in stormy seas after a fire caused by an ammunition explosion. Ukraine said it had sunk the ship with two Neptune missiles.
Russia said at the time that the crew had been taken to Sevastopol, a major port in Crimea, which Russia had annexed from Ukraine in 2014. However, this is the first time any evidence of a sailor’s survival has been presented.
The video shows Adam Yevmenov and two other officers standing on the parade ground in front of about 100 sailors. It is not clear when the meeting took place.
At least one crew member has been publicly mourned on the Russian networking site Odnoklassniki, according to a report Saturday by the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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In a post by a woman identified as his widow, Ivan Vakhrushev was said to have “died in the fulfillment of his duty” on the ship. “He fought for the life of the ship till his last breath,” the post read.
The news outlet reports that the woman, Varvara Vakhrusheva, confirmed in follow-up correspondence that her husband, who was responsible for the ship’s operational security, died on board.
“They discovered his body,” she told the outlet, adding that she was informed by the military command.
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He said at least 27 other crew members of the ship were still unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday that all crew members of the ship “will continue to serve in the Navy”, but did not comment on the fate of the hundreds of sailors who appeared to be missing. . Sevastopol Photo-op.
Russia first time shows footage of crew rescued from sunken battleship Moskva
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