By his decree, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin appointed Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk as commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Source: “RIA Novosti” with reference to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Details: According to him, by other two decrees, Putin appointed Admiral Alexander Moiseev as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov as Commander of the Northern Fleet.
Both previously served as interim holders of these positions.
According to “Kommersant”, Pinchuk was born in 1971 in Sevastopol. Since December 2011, he commanded the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet.
What preceded: In mid-February, pro-Russian telegram channels reported that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, was dismissed after the sinking of the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov on February 14.
2024-04-02 13:02:45
#Putin #appointed #commander #Black #Sea #Fleet
