Putin bestows top state honors on sailors killed in Barents Sea submarine fire
The secretive nuclear submarine was carrying out Arctic seafloor surveys when the fatal fire ignited.
July 5, 2019
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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bestowed top state honors on 14 sailors killed in a fire on a secret nuclear submarine in recognition of what the Russian military has called their outstanding bravery.
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