The memory of the sailors of the Varyag and the gunboat Koreets was honored in Sevastopol

Sevastopol, February 09 (PolitNavigator, Evgeny Andreev) – On Monday, on the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Chemulpo, the Black Sea Fleet honored the memory of the crews of the cruiser “Varyag” and the gunboat “Koreets”.

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This was reported in the fleet information support department.

In commemoration of the feat of the cruiser "Varyag" and the gunboat "Koreets", sailors of the surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet, veterans of the Armed Forces, representatives of the naval and city public paid tribute to the memory of the participant in the battle at Chemulpo, a sailor from the cruiser "Varyag" Pyotr Sshivnov, who was buried in the old cemetery near the Church of All Saints. A solemn meeting was held at the hero’s grave, and an honor guard was formed for the Guards missile cruiser “Moscow”.

Later, in the Church of the Archangel Michael, restored with funds from the Russian Ministry of Defense, a memorial service was held in memory of the sailors of the cruiser “Varyag” and the gunboat “Koreets” who died in battle and died from wounds.