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| Admiral Alexander Moiseev appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy |
| 2024-04-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] By decree of the President of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev was officially appointed commander-in-chief of the country's Navy. The Ministry of Defense reported this on April 2. In addition to the appointment of Moiseev as commander-in-chief, it also became known that Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov became the commander of the Northern Fleet, and Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk became the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. “Colleagues, congratulations! You understand the enormous responsibility that falls on your shoulders. And I hope that you will cope with the tasks that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense and, of course, the country have set for you,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces. As Regnum reported, in early March the media reported that at that time the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, had been dismissed. At the same time, it became known about the possible appointment of Moiseev to this place. However, as the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on March 11, there were no open decrees on the appointment. Soon, at a ceremony in Kronstadt on March 19, Moiseev was introduced as acting commander-in-chief of the Navy. Moiseev was born in 1962 in the Kaliningrad region, served and commanded nuclear submarines, in 1994 received the Order of Courage for a trip to the North Pole on the K-18 Karelia submarine cruise, in 2008 - the Order of Courage for leading the transition of the nuclear submarine K -44 "Ryazan" from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet, in 2011 he received the title of Hero of Russia for courage and heroism in the performance of military duty. In 2017, Moiseev was appointed deputy chief of the General Staff, in June 2018 - commander of the Black Sea Fleet, then - the Northern Fleet. In 2020, the president awarded Moiseev the rank of admiral. Related from regnum.ru Shoigu: The Black Sea Fleet will receive three Karakurt-class missile carriers by the end of the year In 2024, the Black Sea Fleet will receive three small missile ships of the Karakurt project, which are carriers of high-precision weapons. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke about this on April 2during a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces. As Shoigu noted, the defense department will continue to equip the Russian Navy with ships carrying long-range precision weapons, in particular small missile carriers of the Karakurt type, to increase its combat potential. “The lead ship of this series, the Cyclone, became part of the Black Sea Fleet and is successfully completing its assigned tasks. By the end of the year, the Zelenodolsk plant named after A. M. Gorky should hand over three more such ships to the sailors,” he said. According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, the enterprise also continues serial production of Project 22 160 patrol ships, the construction of the fifth of which, the Victor the Great, intended for the Black Sea Fleet, is in its final stages. As Regnum reported, on January 3, the Ministry of Defense said that in 2024 the Russian Navy will be reinforced with the small missile ship Burya and the submarine Kronstadt. The department clarified that these ships underwent a test program in the Baltic Sea in 2023. It was noted that also after the completion of state tests, the Navy flag will be raised on the Yasen-M nuclear submarine missile cruiser Arkhangelsk. It is intended for the Northern Fleet. |
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