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| Umerov commented on the possible death of the Black Sea Fleet commander |
| 2023-09-27 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, neither confirmed nor denied the death of the Russian vice-admiral, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Viktor Sokolov. This is evidenced by the comment he gave to the American television channel CNN on Tuesday, September 26. However, he noted that if the Russian occupier did die, then “it’s good news for everyone.” “He is in our temporarily occupied territory... he should not be there at all. Therefore, if he is dead, then this is good news for everyone - we continue the deoccupation of our territory,” explained the Ukrainian official. However, the head of the department did not confirm or deny in a comment to journalists the fact of Sokolov’s death during the Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. Let us recall that on September 22, a missile attack was carried out on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. The day before, the MTR of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that 34 officers were killed then, including the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov. Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Defense released on Tuesday, September 26, footage of a board meeting in which Black Sea Fleet commander Viktor Sokolov allegedly participated. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Best estimate of the date of the admiral Sokolov video is Sept 18. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-27 21:25 |
| #1 Russians released another video of the admiral. Not discussing anything recent. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-27 09:25 |