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After the Russian cruiser Moskva sank 130 kilometers off the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on April 14 th , the Russian salvage ship Kommuna and seven other ships left their base in Crimea and headed for the wreck site The Moskva ship sank in

>> certainly, yes. what we were describing is an event i d described in my recen "new york times" op-ed during the cold war, a navy helicopter pilots launching off frigates keeping an eye on the soviet fleet, developed an unspoken routine with their soviet counterparts. the s helicopter pilots would launch, first some migs would fly out and do a visual identification and then helicopter gunti ships would co out and w shadow them, but in a unspoken but respectful manner. they kept the course steady and everybody got home safe at the end of the day. that kind of predictability is lacking now. if...

Be the workhorse of the soviet fleet, but it's used by the russian defense ministry for v.i.p. flights. it stopped in sochi on the black sea for refueling but it was carrying, interestingly, the red army choir. the alexandrof ensemble, as it's called, which is the official choir and dance artists of the russian military. they were en route to syria to stage a performance for the russian troops stationed there. we understand from the defense ministry that 64 of the people on board, 92 that were killed, were members of the choir and/or were dancers with the choir. so complete tragedy for them. a...