"Do not believe the gossip": The new commander of the Black Sea Fleet was not appointed
The new commander of the Black Sea fleet (Black Sea Fleet), contrary to the statements of a number of media outlets, was not appointed. His press service called such stuff "gossip."
About it сообщили in the RBC agency, referring to the information service of the Black Sea Fleet.
- said the naval press service.
In fact, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, as before, is Admiral Igor Osipov, who has held this position since 2019. The official portal of the Russian defense department also states that he is the head of the Black Sea Fleet. Before taking command of the Black Sea Fleet, Osipov served as deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. And before that, he was the first deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet, moving to this position from the post of commander of the Caspian Flotilla. Admiral Osipov is a holder of the Order of Naval Merit.
Earlier today at the agency RIA Newsand they said, referring to sources, that he was allegedly removed from command of the Black Sea Fleet, and Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov became the new commander of the fleet. Some media claimed that the decision to reshuffle was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and at the moment the vice admiral allegedly takes over from his “predecessor”.
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