(Reuters) – A sailor has died and 27 others are missing after the sinking last week of Russia’s flagship Moskva in the Black Sea, while 396 other crew members were rescued, the SAR reported on Friday. RIA news agency citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
The cruiser Moskva sank on April 14 after a fire on board, attributed by Moscow to the explosion of munitions and by Ukraine to missile strikes.
“Attempts by the crew to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful,” the Defense Ministry said as quoted by RIA.
“In the fight to stabilize the ship, one serviceman died and 27 other crew members were missing. The remaining 396 crew members were rescued,” he added.
Russia has so far claimed that all crew members have been evacuated.
(Report David Ljunggren, French version Laetitia Volga)
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