Still no official report of how many died aboard the Moskva cruiser. No photographs of the ship or the 510 member crew, more than 24 hours after they were supposedly rescued. Just a wreath at a memorial in Sevastopol to the “ship and sailors.” https://t.co/X2OZLHMLHR
— Andrew Roth (@Andrew__Roth) April 15, 2022
A ceremony of farewell to the cruiser "Moskva" was held today in #Sevastopol. pic.twitter.com/Bl2q02RaBK
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 15, 2022
The press secretary of the #Ukrainian Border Guard Service, Natalia Gumenyuk, reported that the crew of the cruiser "#Moskva" was almost completely sunk together with the ship. The sailors could not be evacuated because of a storm. pic.twitter.com/oVAzvj51m9
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 16, 2022
People have gathered in Sevastopol, Crimea at the monument commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Russian’s Navy’s foundation from 1996.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 15, 2022
The meeting was an informal farewell to the Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, sunk by Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/PqZe22f0Cg
UPDATE: A memorial for the Russian flag ship Moskva was held this afternoon in Sevastopol.
— Tim McMillan (@LtTimMcMillan) April 15, 2022
According to the Russian outlet Kommersant, “several people showed up” to the event.
While Russian MoD still says that the crew of the Moskva were evacuated to Sevastopol, strangely pic.twitter.com/kRmkoPi4Ym