Russia announced one death as a result of the Moskva vessel disaster.

On April 14, the Black Sea flagship, which played a key role in the attacks on southern Ukraine, collapsed while being towed to a port.

Initially, state media stated that the warship was brought down by the fire, not Ukraine missiles.

A statement was even issued claiming that “the entire crew has been safely evacuated.”

However, more than a week after the sinking, Russia’s defense ministry has officially acknowledged the ship’s demise.

One soldier is said to have died, while another 27 crew members are missing. Following the sinking, the remaining 396 crew members were rescued.

The identity of the deceased soldier has not been revealed, but family members of the crew of the Moskva have made heartfelt pleas for information on social media.

Dmitry Shkrebets, a Crimean resident, complained on Facebook that his son, a cook on the Moskva, was missing.

He posted: “The military said the entire crew was evacuated. It’s a lie! A blatant and cynical lie!

“My son, a conscript, as the very commanders of the Moskva cruiser told me, is not listed among the wounded and the dead and is added to the list of those missing … Guys, missing in the open sea?!”

After the Moskva sank, one anguished mother recalled searching a hospital full of severely burned survivors for her lost son.

Irina Shkrebets told The Insider: “There were only two hundred people, and there were more than five hundred on board the cruiser. Where were the others?”

The consequences of Vladimir Putin’s loss of the Moskva, according to political analyst Abbas Gallyamov, are far from over.

He called the ship’s loss a “devastation” for Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that bereaved families would come to the realization that “one shouldn’t trust the Russian authorities.”

The Moskva destroyer rose to prominence after her crew was entrusted with fighting Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island in the Black Sea.

The ship’s Russian captain requested them surrender over the tannoy.

Defiant Ukrainians, on the other hand, just replied, “Warship, go f*** yourself.”

The troops were initially thought to have died as a result of their reluctance to surrender.

However, it was soon discovered that they had been kidnapped by Russians. They were eventually released as part of a prisoner swap.

When they returned to Ukraine, they were welcomed as heroes, and a commemorative stamp was issued in their honor.

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