the mystery surrounding the rescue of the crew of the Russian ship Moksva

In striking images, we see the last moments of the moksva. The front of the boat is on fire, the fire hoses have been activated, the ship is sinking in a calm sea. The image is authentic, it has been compared with several photos, and everything matches. The Russian cruiser was also briefly filmed by the emergency services. But for the Kremlin, this are not not evidence. “We have seen the images but cannot say how authentic and true they are”said the Kremlin spokesman on Monday, April 18.

Moscow claims that the fire occurred accidentally, and not because of Ukrainian strikes. Sunday April 17the Russian Ministry of Defense unveiled a video showing a hundred survivors of the sinking. But where have the others gone? On Facebook, a father of family does don’t hide it angry because he has no more news of his son, a sailor aboard the moksva. Another non-commissioned officer also disappeared, according to his wife. Interviewed by an independent Russian journalist, a mother whose son survived said that there would be forty dead. The Russian authorities remain silent. The sinking remains a state secret for the time being.