Russian volunteers, Mediazona and BBC Information Russian have launched a listing of 28 individuals who have been killed or went lacking after Ukraine sank the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in 2022.
Supply: Mediazona, a Russian media outlet
Particulars: Russia's 2nd Western District Army Court docket earlier reported that 20 individuals have been killed and eight went lacking after the missile cruiser Moskva was struck.
The court docket acknowledged that the cruiser sank following missile strikes by the Ukrainian army. It additionally revealed official casualty figures: 20 crew members killed, 24 wounded and eight declared lacking.
No less than 20 of these killed have been conscripts. Most of those that went down with the ship lived in annexed Crimea or Sevastopol (15 individuals).
Background:
- The flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, was struck by a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile system in mid-April 2022.
- Russia's Ministry of Defence first reported an on-board explosion, claiming that the warship's ammunition had detonated and that the crew had been evacuated, with the ship "remaining afloat". The ministry later confirmed that Moskva sank whereas being towed to Sevastopol in stormy circumstances.
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