Ukraine war: Russia releases video showing alleged survivors of Moskva cruiser – Yahoo News

Russian cruiser Moskva in August 2013 in Sevastopol – Vasiliy BATANOV © 2019 AFP In this video of about thirty seconds, we see a few dozen men in sailor uniforms lined up at attention in front of the chief of the navy Nikolaï Yévménov. “The commander-in-chief of the navy, Admiral Nikolaï Yevmenov, and the commander of the Black Sea Fleet met with the crew of the cruiser Moskva in Sevastopol,” Crimea, the ministry said in a brief statement. crew of the cruiser that officers, midshipmen and sailors would continue to serve in the navy,” he added. These are the first images in which suspected crew members of the Moskva can be seen since it sank on Thursday.Russia says this flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet sank following a fire caused by exploding munitions. Ukraine claims to have sunk it with missiles. The broadcast of the video on Saturday came at a time when many experts and Internet users were wondering about the fate of the Moskva crew members. Russia assured that the crew had been evacuated before the sinking, without reporting any casualties. Original article published on BFMTV.com