LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - A senior naval commander in Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been killed in Ukraine, the governor of Sevastopol said on Sunday.
Post-Captain Andrei Paliy, deputy commander of the fleet, died during fighting in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on the messaging app Telegram.
The Russian navy did not respond to a request for comment.
Sevastopol, which is a major base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, is located on the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
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MoidSki on March 20th, 2022 at 23:40 UTC »
To lose a naval commander in a war that only has one side with a Navy is quite the feat.
UncleBenji on March 20th, 2022 at 19:28 UTC »
“The Russian navy did not respond to a request for comment.”
No shit…
Mattimvs on March 20th, 2022 at 18:39 UTC »
Is Russia completely faceplanting or are we just not hearing about Russian successes?