It took the Russian military over a week to acknowledge that one serviceman died and two dozen others were missing after one of its flagship cruisers sank in the Black Sea. After families began searching for their sons who served on the ship and did not come home, Russia acknowledged that the entire crew was evacuated. The Defense Ministry said in a terse announcement that one crew member died and 27 went missing after a fire damaged the flagship Moskva cruiser. The ministry didn't explain why it said the full crew got off the vessel before it sank. The loss of the Moskva, one of three missile cruisers of its kind in Russia's fleet, was shrouded in mystery from the moment it was first reported. The ship was hit with missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry said that a fire broke out on the vessel after the explosion, causing serious damage. Moscow insisted that the ship remained afloat and was being towed to a port, only to admit hours later that it sank in a storm. There were no images of the ship or the rescue operation. Several days later, the Russian military released a short and mostly silent video showing rows of sailors, supposedly from the Moskva, reporting to their command. There was no clarity on how many sailors were evacuated. Soon there were questions. An emotional social media post by the father of a conscript who served as a cook on Moskva went viral. The entire crew was evacuated by the military. It is a lie! Shkrebets, a resident of the peninsula, wrote on a popular Russian social media platform that there was a lie after the ship went down. The commanders of the Moskva cruiser told me that my son, a conscript, was not listed among the wounded and the dead. Guys are missing in the open sea. Similar posts were posted from other parts of Russia. The families of at least 13 other young men who served on the Moskva could not find them, according to social media posts. The woman spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because she was afraid of her son's safety. She told her that her son was a conscript and that the Moskva was about to leave for drills. She lost touch with him after that. She started reading the news online and on social media because she was worried about Russia invading Ukraine. The last time they talked on the phone was in March. He didn't say where he was on the ship. She did not start looking for him until a day after the Defense Ministry said the crew was evacuated. She started to get upset because no one called or messaged her about her son. She persisted despite calls to various military officials and hotlines getting nowhere. She received a call on the way to the grocery store that her son was missing and that there was little chance he survived in the cold water. He said that he only had the lists, and I said that I did not. She told the AP that she screamed "What are you doing?" at the bus stop. I started shaking. The accounts of the families could not be verified. They were largely ignored by Russian authorities. When asked by the AP during a conference call about families challenging official statements about sailors being evacuated, the Kremlin spokesman diverted the question to the Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry didn't comment on the uproar until Friday, when it finally revealed that 27 crew members were missing and one was confirmed dead. The ministry didn't acknowledge an attack on the ship. The sinking of the Moskva is a major political blow for President Vladimir Putin, not because of the outcry from families, but because it hurts his image of military might. This trait is under attack because we are talking about the destruction of the fleet. The families troubles underscore that one shouldn't trust the Russian authorities. Some families with missing sons plan to keep looking for the truth. 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