Mothers of conscripts from the cruiser "Moscow" said that they were asked to recognize their sons as "died as a result of the disaster"

Two mothers of missing conscript sailors who served on the Moskva cruiser told Novaya Gazeta.ru. Europe”, that they were offered to voluntarily recognize their sons as “dead as a result of the catastrophe”.

The publication published the story of one of the mothers, whose son was on the cruiser Moskva, which sank on April 13. The name of the interlocutor is “Novaya Gazeta. Europe" does not disclose for security reasons.

The mother of a conscript sailor told how long she tried unsuccessfully to find out what happened to her son, looking for him, among other things, in military hospitals. Then, according to the interlocutor of the publication, a notice came through the military registration and enlistment office: “We regret to inform you that your son has gone missing as a result of the disaster.” The notice was followed by a statement already made, written on her behalf, stating that she admits that her son's body "was not found due to the fact that there was a catastrophe."

I myself don’t have this in my hands, I didn’t even go after him and said that I wouldn’t sign anything. And they call me and say that “three families have already signed an application, also come and write so that they go to court right away so that they do not drag it out for a long time.” They didn't even ask me if I was ready to sign such a statement that I voluntarily recognize my son as dead ... Not even dead.

Other parents who served on the cruiser Moskva, according to the interlocutor of Novaya Gazeta. Europe,” she was told that their sons were “registered as participants in a special military operation” and they are receiving payments for participating in hostilities.

• Meduza previously spoke to the mother of one of the sailors serving on the cruiser Moskva, who also said that despite her best efforts, she has not yet been able to find out what happened to her son. Meduza's interlocutor said she applied to the military registration and enlistment office in her city with a request to investigate where her son was and why the conscript was a participant in the military operation, in the response from the commissariat "there was not a word about military operations." In addition, the mother of a conscript sailor told Meduza that she was offered to sign an agreement to change her son’s status to “deceased” from “missing”, explaining that after that she could count on payments, but she refused.