Russians Investigate Sinking of Cheonan

As requested by South Korea, the Russians have also investigated teh sinking of the Cheonan and the report will be forthcoming.

According to RIA Novosti, a group of Russian Navy experts left Seoul on Monday after completing their assessment of the investigation that found North Korea was responsible for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.

The South Korean military said the Russian team did not draw their own conclusions.

An international investigation concluded two weeks ago that the South Korean Cheonan corvette was sunk by a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine.

The South Korean Navy vessel sunk on March 26 in the Yellow Sea near the disputed maritime border between the two Koreas. Forty-six sailors died.

Pyongyang has denied any involvement in the sinking and the conclusions of the investigation, which was carried out by U.S. and Australian experts, further worsened relations hit by the loss of the Cheonan.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted Seoul's offer to send specialists at the end of May.

By: Brant