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Viktor Sokolov, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was asked by a reporter in a video about the missile strike on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, which Ukraine said had killed him. In the video, Sokolov also referred to the “Order of Ushakov” award given to Russia’s 810th Marine Brigade. A video published Tuesday showed Sokolov appearing to attend a Russian defense ministry meeting. Russian Ministry of DefenseIn the Russian footage published Tuesday, a man resembling Sokolov appeared to join the meeting via video conference. But, by the next day, the messaging had changed, with Peskov confirming that Sokolov had attended the defense ministry meeting.
Persons: Viktor Sokolov, , ” Sokolov, Sokolov, Ushakov, Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Peskov, ” Peskov, Rustem Umerov, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ” Umerov, Amanpour, Crimea – Organizations: CNN, Zvezda News, 810th Marine Brigade, Russian Ministry of Defense, Black, Fleet, Kremlin, Ministry of Defense, Kyiv Tuesday, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, ЧФ Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Russian, Sevastopol, Moscow, Russia
CNN —Ukraine’s military has said it is “clarifying” information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well. Kyiv claimed on Monday it killed Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, in an attack on the fleet’s headquarters in occupied Crimea last Friday. The nametape on his uniform reads Sokolov V. N. and his screen shows the Cyrillic letters “ЧФ,” the abbreviation for the Black Sea Fleet. “Available sources claim that the Black Sea Fleet Commander is among the dead. Russia appointed Sokolov as its new commander for its Crimea-based Black Sea fleet in August 2022, according to reports from state media outlet TASS at the time.
Persons: CNN —, Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, Sergei Shoigu, Rustem Umerov, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, , ” Umerov, Amanpour, Dmitry Peskov, Crimea –, Andrii Yusov Organizations: CNN, Russian Ministry of Defense, Black, Fleet, Ukraine Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Naval Academy, Northern Fleet, ЧФ Locations: Moscow, Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian Crimea, ” Ukraine, Russian, Saky, Sevastopol
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