Traditional wreath-laying ceremony associated with heroism of Russian sailors of cruiser Varyagand gunboat Koreyets was held on Dec 9 in South Korean port Incheon (former Chemulpo). Being on board a South Korean corvette, Russian ambassador to Korea Konstantin Vnukov and military attaché Col. Pavel Anisov laid a wreath from Russian embassy on the sea surface.
This ceremony is traditionally held at the place where on Feb 9, 1904 two warships of Russian Imperial Navy fought a losing battle with a 14-ship Japanese squadron. To keep the ships uncaptured, the gunboat was exploded and Varyag was sunken under a command of the cruiser's CO Capt 1 rank Vsevolod F. Rudnev.
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