Soldier whose sailor father died in notorious Kursk submarine tragedy is killed fighting in Ukraine

The son of a sailor who died in the infamous tragedy of the Kursk submarine has been killed in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Fanis Ishmuratov died in 2000 at the age of 26 in the first military tragedy of the Kremlin leader’s long years in power.

It is believed that he was still alive after the nuclear submarine exploded and sank in the Barents Sea. Due to failed rescue attempts, there were ultimately no survivors among the 118 crew members.

Now the midshipman’s 25-year-old son, Danis, has died in the Russian army in Ukraine. He joins the unknown tens of thousands sent to their deaths by Putin.

The circumstances of how and where he died in the war are unknown.

The tragedy means the submarine’s widow, Faima, 46, lost both her husband and only son to military tragedies under the despotic Russian president.

Danis recently spoke about his decision to join the armed forces, but also said he wanted to know how his father had died – and called for the official veil of secrecy over the tragedy in Kursk to be lifted.

Now the son of midshipman Danis (above), 25, has died in the Russian army in Ukraine, joining the unknown tens of thousands sent to death by Putin

“I dream of becoming an officer and raising many children, at least seven,” the tragic young soldier told Kommersant newspaper before his death.

‘I want to be a father of many children. To have a house, a sauna, children, so that my mother will be happy with grandchildren.’

He talked about how he wanted to become a submarine like his father, whom he idolized but didn’t remember because he was too young in August 2000.

“I decided to join the ground forces to gain experience,” he said.

“I am considering serving in the Navy in the future and want my children to continue the military dynasty.”

He demanded answers to the question of how his father had died – something Putin has always refused.

‘I know that the causes of the accident have been investigated, but I don’t know where the suitcase materials are.

‘As far as I know, my father and mother’s parents have not seen these documents.

The tragedy means the submarine’s widow, Faima, 46, lost both her husband and only son to military tragedies under Putin

Danis recently spoke about how he decided to join the armed forces, but also said he wanted to know how his father had died, and called for the official veil of secrecy to be removed over the tragedy in Kursk.

“I think the Kursk case is a military secret and the documents are classified. But I hope we’ll find out the truth sooner or later.’

Putin vetoed a British offer to help rescue the crew.

At the time, he was charged with cruelty and incompetence, with when asked about what happened to the Kursk, he shrugged and said, “It sank.”

“I would like to know the truth, I would like to know exactly what happened there,” Danis said in August.

“It’s important for me to know why my father passed away.

‘Later they finally found a letter’ [on one of the crew] from which it became known that some submarines were alive, and my father was one of them.

“They were the last to die.”

It is believed that Fanis was still alive after the nuclear submarine exploded and sank in the Barents Sea, but failed rescue attempts left no survivors among the 118 crew.

Some 23 are believed to have survived the powerful explosions that killed the rest of the crew

“In 2018, my grandfather made a monument to my father – the monument that is located at the entrance to the village of Meryasovo, where my father was born,” the tragic young soldier told Kommersant newspaper

It is believed that about 23 survived the powerful explosions that killed the rest of the crew.

“My mother in no way interfered with my decision to join the military, despite the fact that I was an only child, and she even supported me by saying, ‘Continue your father’s service.’

‘You could say my father is an idol to me. But I don’t compare myself to my father. I think it’s too early to compare.

“In 2018, my grandfather made a monument to my father – the monument at the entrance to the village of Meryasovo, where my father was born.”

Fanis was a technician on the Kursk submarine. He was posthumously awarded an Order of Courage.

Similar secrecy has been cast over the loss of the Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, which was sunk in April.

The Ukrainians say it was hit by their missiles, but the Kremlin has declined to confirm or reveal how many sailors were lost among a crew that included hundreds of conscripts.