Europe 1 with AFP 9:27 p.m., April 22, 2022

A sailor has died and 27 others are still missing after the sinking of the cruiser Moskva last week, the Russian Defense Ministry said, acknowledging casualties in the sinking for the first time.

A sailor has died and 27 others are still missing after the sinking of the cruiser Moskva last week, the Russian Defense Ministry said, acknowledging casualties in the sinking for the first time.

"A serviceman was killed and 27 other crew members are missing," the ministry said, quoted by Russian news agencies, saying the other 396 people on board had been evacuated.

More information to follow.