<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: VaRussia vakakurumidza kudzidza, uye nokukurumidza vakashandisa, mutoo wechiJapan wokurwisa nokuisa zvimbambaira. Musi waMay 15, 1904, ngarava mbiri dzehondo dzeJapan, HMS Imperial naHMS Imperial, dzakanyengerwa kupinda mumunda wemigodhi weRussia wakanga uchangobva kucherwa pedyo nePort Arthur, imwe neimwe ichirova zvimbambaira zvinenge zviviri. Hatsuse yakanyura mumaminiti mashomanene, ichitora vafambisi vengarava 450 pamwe chete nayo, nepo Yashima yakanyura ichidhonzwa yakananga kuKorea nokuda kwokugadziriswa. Musi waJune 23, 1904,  <response>: Kuedza kupukunyuka kwechikwata cheRussia, zvino chiri pasi pokutonga kwaAdmiral Wilgelm Vitgeft, kwakakundikana. Pakazopera mwedzi iwoyo, mauto eJapan akanga ava kupfura zvombo zvawo zvichipinda muchiteshi chengarava. 