he going around the fortifications of sevastopol, he once again climbs malakhov-kurgan.our defense, 100 m above sea level. it was from there that a good view of the enemy positions opened up. but it was precisely this day in the history of sevastopol that became the first day of bombing of the city by opponents. having climbed malakhov kurgan, it was at this moment that the bombardment continued about the fifth year of the nakhim, they climbed malakhov kurgan in the late afternoon, the setting sun, the last rays on the golden epaulettes, the opponents saw this shine, a shot rang out, fitting, and this bullet actually whistled near the temple of stepanovich nakhimov. nakhimov manages to say, to note, but today the mark is fired. following. a tuzer bullet hits him in the temple, he receives a mortal wound, and 40 hours later, without regaining consciousness, the great admiral, a hero participant in the sinope battle of the crimean war, the leader of the first defense of sevastopol, died. the british settled in balaklava, they tried to capture russian fortifications, using