Members of a military band perform at the maritime cemetery during commemorative events marking the 121st anniversary of the battle between the Japanese and Russian naval forces in the Chemulpo Bay, in Vladivostok, Russia. 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: Human Interest
- Location: Vladivostok, Russia
- Event date: 09.02.2025
- Date published: 09.02.2025
- Author: Vitaliy Ankov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5334x3131px, 9.7Mb
- Job-ID: e53bbafadef38083