Russia appoints new commander of the black sea fleet

Russia appoints new commander of the black sea fleet

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Russia has appointed Vice Admiral Sergey Pinchuk as the new commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Vice-Admiral Sergey Pinchuk has been appointed commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The relevant decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian media, UNN reports

Details 

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu  reportedly said at a meeting of the Defense Ministry that Putin  had signed a decree appointing Sergey Pinchuk as commander of the Black Sea Fleet. 

In addition, Shoigu said that Admiral Aleksandr Moiseev and Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov, who had previously been temporarily acting, officially became the chief of the navy  and the commander of the northern fleet, respectively. 

Recall 

In February, "z-warriors" wrote massively about the resignation of the Black Sea Fleet Commander Viktor Sokolov due to the loss of about 20% of the fleet.