Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ The names of four of those killed in the 13 September Ukrainian missile strike on a docked Russian submarine and landing ship in Sevastopol have been disclosed. According to an obituary, the entire crew of the landing ship Minsk was killed in the attack. ⬇️

2/ As previously reported, several crew members on the submarine 'Rostov-na-Donu' were killed and a "large number of crew members and military personnel" died on the Minsk. Many more were likely injured. No official casualty figures have been published.

https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1725069496988115076

3/ The attack is said to have come as the vessels were being prepared for launching after undergoing repairs, with the crews on board at the time. This may offer a clue about the attack's timing – the Ukrainians may have been aware of when to hit them to cause the maximum damage.

4/ Independent Russian journalists have identified a number of the dead from social media postings, some of which have subsequently been censored. Two submariners are known to have died, as their graves were photographed at a Novorossiysk cemetery.

5/ The two submarine fatalities (out of three reported) have been named as midshipman Andrei Krasnoyarov, pictured here, and Nikita Sheiko. Both burials were marked with the colours of the 4th Separate Submarine Brigade, which includes the Rostov-na-Donu.

6/ Two fatalities from the Minsk have been named on social media by friends or relatives – medic Artem Faizov from Kaliningrad (left) and senior lieutenant Andrei Korshunov from Tambov (right). The obituary accompanying Faizov's funeral picture is worth translating in full:

7/ "Today our church said goodbye in absentia to the naval doctor-warrior Artem (1996 - 09/22/2023) [sic], who died during a Ukrainian missile attack on ship repair docks in Sevastopol. He died along with the entire crew of the ship.

8/ "Artem was born in the city of Mednogorsk, Orenburg region. He graduated from the academy in 2019, during his studies he actively helped in the revival of the home church of Peter and Paul at the VMedA, and served as an altar boy there.

9/ "The Kingdom of Heaven for his soul. Be a warrior and live forever!"

There is no other corroboration of the claim that the entire crew – nominally 98 sailors – died in the attack.

10/ It was also previously reported by the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel that Rostov's captain was reprimanded by his superiors for supporting a fundraiser to help the relatives of the submarine's dead sailors, who had been denied compensation by the authorities.

11/ Details of the fundraiser are listed on the website of the Council of the St Petersburg Club of Submariners and Navy Veterans. It lists 283 people who raised a total of 1,662,200 rubles ($18,628) to help the injured and the relatives.

12/ The website also presents a letter of thanks from Igor Shveda, the commander of Rostov-na-Donu. He praises the "responsiveness, cordiality, high professionalism and integrity" of the Club of Submariners and Navy Veterans and thanks them for their donations.

13/ This evidently didn't sit well with the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, who has reportedly publicly rebuked Shveda for "standing with his hand outstretched". /end

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