33 Russian sailors missing after attack on Novocherkassk ship

Astra stated that 77 sailors were on board the vessel at the time of the attack on the night of 25-26 December. In addition to those who have gone missing, 19 sailors have been injured.

Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed puppet leader of Crimea, previously reported one  civilian killed and four injured as a result of the attack on the port.

The fact that there were sailors on the Novocherkassk ship at the time of the attack was also reported earlier by Agentstvo, another Russian media outlet. It said that at least two officers could have been on board the vessel at the time of the attack.