Russian state media confirmed that the Kremlin replaced Admiral Alexander Moiseyev as acting commander in chief of the Russian Navy after Ukrainian attacks on its Black Sea fleet. Moiseyev was officially introduced during Submariner Day celebrations in Kronshtadt, Kotlin Island.
According to his Russian Defence Ministry biography, Moiseyev was born on April 16, 1962, in Borskoye, in the Kaliningrad region. He had served “for a while in nuclear-powered submarines of the the north Fleet from battle element group an engineer to missiles submarine leader, submarine force commander, and submarine forces commander.”
According to the Defence Ministry, Moiseyev was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 2011 for his bravery and heroism while performing his job. According to the government, he has also received several additional honours and decorations in addition to two orders of courage.
According to TASS, Moiseyev has taken the post of Adm. Nikolay Yevmenov, whose future has been in question for weeks because of Russia’s continual defeats in the Black Sea.
Except for a few Russian triumphs, the situation on the front lines of the land battle between Russia and Ukraine has been stagnant for months. However, the Ukrainian military’s achievements in the Black Sea have been a source of hope.
Last month, Ukraine said that it had taken down a third of the Russian Black Sea fleet in strikes, the majority of which used underwater drones. In order to make it more difficult for Russia to continue its military activities there and on the Ukrainian mainland, the salvos are intended to isolate the Crimean Peninsula.
By forcing Russia’s navy to retreat, Kyiv has also been able to provide a sea route for the shipment of grains and other goods to the world market.
However, the Kremlin has increased its efforts to strengthen the Black Sea Fleet as a result of those losses. During a visit to the Black Sea Fleet’s command post, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu essentially acknowledged that Ukraine had exploited weaknesses in the fleet. A ministry statement claims that Shoigu gave the Russian navy orders to arm warships with greater weaponry in order to fend off Ukrainian drones and provide sailors with training “during the day and at night.”
The precise date of Moiseyev’s appointment to succeed Yevmenov is unknown. Like most of Russia’s authoritarian politics, the palace intrigues inside the armed forces is infamously opaque.
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