Sinking of the "Moskva": Father of a killed sailor attacks Putin - police investigate
Created: 2022-06-07 09:47
By: Markus Hofstetter
The father of a killed Moskva sailor criticizes the Kremlin.
Despite being harassed by Russian authorities, he refuses to be intimidated.
Moscow - On April 14, the guided missile cruiser "Moskva" sank in the Black Sea.
Both parties to the Ukraine conflict have different versions of the reason for the sinking.
The Ukrainian side claims to have sunk the warship using Neptune-type anti-ship missiles.
Russia is spreading a thesis that ammunition exploded below deck and that the "Moskva" went under when trying to tow it in heavy seas.
Whichever side is right, the fact is that many sailors lost their lives when the "Moskva" sank.
But the statements of the Russian authorities about the fate of the ship and the soldiers contradict each other.
It is claimed that no conscripts were used on the ship, but only professional soldiers, or that no one died in the sinking.
Finally, Russia even denied that the "Moskva" was used in the Ukraine war.
Sinking of the Moskva: Father of a crew member changes from Putin fan to critic
This provokes anger and despair among crew members' relatives, as the example of Dmitry Shkrebet shows.
His son Egor served as a conscript on the Moskva.
It is clear that Egor is dead, but the authorities keep the father in the dark about his son's true fate.
There are different versions of the reasons for the sinking of the "Moskva".
(Archive photo) © IMAGO / SNA
His desperation goes so far that he keeps posting articles critical of the Kremlin on the Russian social network VK.
This is reported
by
Bild.de.
Accordingly, he even posted a picture of Valdimir Putin with the text: "Who is the liar here?" Before the sinking of the warship, Dmitry Shkrebets was one of the supporters of the Russian president.
Sinking of the Moskva: Russian authorities open investigations against desperate father
The postings now have unpleasant consequences for Dmitrij Shkrebets.
Russian authorities have opened an investigation against the desperate father.
He even received a visit from the police, who searched his home and confiscated the computer.
"They accuse me of sending out bomb threats.
It's an absolutely absurd accusation ,
" said the father to
Bild.de.
It would never have occurred to him to do such a thing, and his innocence is easy to prove.
However, everyone knows that there is probably more to it than just investigations into an alleged bomb threat.
But none of this seems to deter Dmitrij Shkrebets.
After the loss of his son, he is not afraid of anyone: "I write the truth and will continue to do so."
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