In pictures: Remembering the Kursk

Russia has been marking the first anniversary of the sinking of the nuclear submarine, the Kursk, during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, with the loss of all 118 on board. Both in the Kursk's home port of Vidyayevo and across the country, services were held to remember those who died.

One year on the grief is undiminished for the relatives

The naval flag is put at half-mast during the memorial service in Vidyayevo

And wreaths are thrown into the water

In St Petersburg, naval cadets also remember the Kursk victims

Some with their own private prayers