Danis Ishmuratov (25) with a photo of his father's submarine, the Kursk. Screenshot from Kommersant video interview / Telegram

Son of Kursk submarine sailor killed in Ukraine war

25-year-old Danis Ishmuratov was the son of Fanis Ishmuratov, one of the 118 sailors killed when the "Kursk" submarine exploded in the Barents Sea in August 2000.

“My first childhood memory was my father’s funeral. I still remember the red coffin and the red square of glass on top. I remember the GAZ-53 that carried the coffin and the military who carried it.”

This is what Danis Ishmuratov told Kommersant in a video interview last year.

The “Kursk” memorial in Murmansk. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
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