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• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Russian mini-sub loss a “state secret”: dead crew belonged to an elite force

  

  The Kremlin on Wednesday refused to reveal the full story of a fire that killed 14 officers on what was reportedly a nuclear-powered mini-submarine, saying the details of the tragedy were a “state secret.”

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  Russian submarine sinks in Arctic waters: fourteen crew members killed

  

  Fourteen submariners on board a Russian Defense Ministry research vessel were killed in a fire while carrying out a survey of the sea floor off Russia's Arctic coast, the ministry was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.