World War Zero. Lost in Action | RT Documentary

The new RT Documentary film World War Zero, Lost in Action is about the Crimean War of 1853-1856. It follows an international group of scientists, who carry out excavations in Crimea and rebury the remains of fallen soldiers from all sides of the hostilities. The film gives an account of the reasons for the war and sheds light on the chain of events. By the mid-19th century, the Russian Empire had become extremely influential and had started meddling in European affairs. It wanted to take advantage of the weakened state of the Ottoman Empire and grab territory. In the meantime, among other things, the British wanted to cut Russia off from the Black Sea. So the war, which started as another Russo-Turkish, eventually turned into the larger-scale precursor of WWI. France and Britain joined the war on the Turkish side on the pretext of defending Turkey, and to protect supply chains running through the Black Sea. The Battle of Sinop on November 18, 1953, when the Russian Fleet under Admiral Nakhimov