The crew of the cruiser consisted of more than 450 people.
Another 17 sailors from the destroyed Armed Forces “Moscow” cruiser was recognized as dead, reports “Radio Svoboda”. The lawsuits were filed by the commander of military unit 42948 and the parents of the dead in the “court” of Sevastopol, occupied by the Russian Federation.
The lawsuits include namesakes of sailors Ehor Shkrebets, Vitalia Begerskyi, < strong>Danilo Gerka, Ivan Frantin and Leonid Savin.
Sixteen cases were considered in the summer, one in September. Decisions gained strength in 12 cases. One of those who managed to get his son recognized as dead and not missing was a Crimean Dmitriy Shkrebets.
“Courts were held behind closed doors following the statements of the parents regarding recognition of their missing sons as dead. The rest of the missing sailors, whose parents did not write such statements, are automatically recognized as dead after six months,” he told the Agency. News”.
After the sinking of the cruiser, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a “successful rescue operation”, only five sailors were officially recognized as dead, their relatives received notifications and payments.
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We will remind you that on April 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – the cruiser “Moscow” with the help of Neptune missile systems. This operation became unique – no army in the world had previously managed to destroy a warship by launching missiles from the ground.
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The cruiser became the most expensive military loss of the Russian Federation in the war with Ukraine, its loss also weakened capabilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet to defend against attacks from the air.
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