Two more Russian sailors who were initially reported among 27 missing personnel after the Moskva missile cruiser sank off the Ukrainian coast in April have been confirmed dead.
The young naval sailors, many of whom are 19-years-old, are missing and presumed dead after being on board the stricken Moskva flagship when it was hit by two Ukrainian missiles.
Five days after the attack on the Moskva the largest warship to sink in 40 years the fate of the Russian crew is still shrouded in mystery, with officials keeping quiet as family members post that their sons and husbands are dead or missing.