Russian military and sailor prepare to put a wreath into the water during a ceremony to mark the 119th anniversary of the battle between the Japanese and Russian naval forces in the Chemulpo Bay off the coast of the port of Incheon, South Korea. At the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, on February 9, 1904, a squadron of 14 Japanese cruisers and bombers blocked the neutral Korean port of Chemulpo (present-day Incheon), which harbored the Russian armored cruiser Varyag (The Varangian) and the Koreets (The Korean) gunboat. After the Varyag received serious damage and lost 40 men in a three hour battle, the decision was made to evacuate the crews to nearby neutral ships and sink the Russian ones.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Incheon, South Korea
- Event date: 09.02.2023
- Date published: 09.02.2023
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russia's Embassy in South Korea
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1249x932px, 768.7Kb
- Job-ID: cdd776378be89737