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NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola wasn't thinking about breaking the New York City Marathon course record as he was running by himself in Central Park for the last few miles of the race. Albert Korir of Kenya, who won the 2021 NYC Marathon, finished second nearly two minutes behind Tola. This was a stellar women's field that was expected to potentially take down the course record of 2:22:31 set by Margaret Okayo in 2003. There were talks of breaking the course record and doing all the things, after a bit it was like that’s not going to happen. Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland won her New York debut, shattering the course record in the women's wheelchair race.

Persons: — Tamirat Tola, Geoffrey Mutai, ” Tola, “, I’m, Tola, Jemal, Albert Korir, Obiri, ” Obiri, Letesenbet, Sharon Lokedi, Gidey, Lokedi, She's, Ingrid Kristiansen, Margaret Okayo, Kellyn Taylor, Molly, ” Taylor, Brigid Kosgei, Marcel Hug, ” Hug, Tatyana McFadden, Kurt Fearnley, Catherine Debrunner of, American Susannah Scaroni, ”, Debrunner, PARIS Daniel Romanchuk, Aaron Pike, Scaroni, McFadden, ___ Organizations: New York, Ethiopian, Central Park, Boston Marathon, New, PARIS, Games Locations: New York City, Central Park, New York, It’s, Manhattan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Central, Taylor, Swiss, American

☆ Ukraine killing Russia's Black Sea Fleet admiral would be a 'remarkable achievement' that hasn't been accomplished since World War II: ex-NATO commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine claimed it killed Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander, Viktor Solokov, in a Friday strike. The last time an admiral was killed in combat was in World War II, wrote James Stavridis. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine killing a Russian admiral in Crimea would be a "remarkable achievement" by Kyiv, a retired four-star admiral said. "I believe you have to go back to WWII to find other admiral killed in combat." The last admiral recorded to have died in combat was Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who was commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet during World War II.

Persons: Russia's, Viktor Solokov, James Stavridis, —, Viktor Sokolov, Stavridis, Yamamoto Isoroku, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, Oleg Tsekov, Joe Biden Organizations: NATO, Service, US, Ukraine, Japanese, US Air Force, Ukrainian Special Forces, TNT Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Kyiv, Sevastopol, Europe, Japanese, South, Russia, America, Ukrainian, Moscow

☆ Ukraine says it launched its missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet to coincide with a meeting of Russian naval officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said it timed its strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet to a meeting of the fleet's leadership. Budanov said one of the injured was Colonel General Alexander Romanchuk, the general in charge of Russian forces in Zaporizhzhia. However, he refused to confirm the rumored death of Admiral Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. This suggests that it wasn't just a strike on the Black Sea Fleet HQ, but timed to target key senior leaders during a meeting." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters is the latest in a series of attacks on Crimea and Russia's naval presence there.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, General Alexander Romanchuk, Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, Rob Lee, Ukraine's Organizations: Fleet, Special Operations Forces, Service, General Staff of, Armed Forces, America, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Black Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Russia, Crimean, Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine’s military claimed on Monday that it had killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in a strike on Crimea — a blow that, if confirmed, would be among the most damaging suffered by the Russian Navy since the sinking of the fleet’s flagship last year. Citing “new information about the losses of the enemy as a result of the special operation,” Ukraine’s special operations forces said in a statement that the strike on Friday killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, and wounded 105 others. It did not name the naval leader, but the commander of the Black Sea Fleet is Adm. Viktor Sokolov, one of the most senior officers in Russia’s Navy. The attack came during a meeting of Russian commanders, Ukraine’s military said, and badly damaged a headquarters of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. The chief of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, also told Voice of America on Saturday that the strike had badly wounded two senior Russian generals — Col. Gen. Aleksandr Romanchuk and Lieut.

Persons: ”, Viktor Sokolov, Kyrylo Budanov, — Col, Gen, Aleksandr Romanchuk, Oleg Tsekov Organizations: Russian Navy, Black, Russia’s Navy, Russian, America, Russia’s Defense Ministry Locations: Crimea, Sevastopol, Russian

☆ Russian Black Sea Fleet commander was killed in Crimea missile strike, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Alexander Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov attends a ceremony marking 240th anniversary of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea May 13, 2023. Ukraine said Monday it has killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile strike on the naval headquarters in occupied Crimea. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv's attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. Its port is the main base of the Black Sea Fleet, which has been used to launch attacks deep into Ukraine. From 2020 he headed a prestigious military academy, before taking command of the Black Sea Fleet last year.

Persons: Viktor Sokolov, Sokolov, James Stavridis, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Daryna Mayer Organizations: Sea Fleet, NBC, Special Operations Forces, Black, NBC News, NATO, Twitter, America, Fleet, Tactical Missile Systems, Crimea, Northern, Associated Press Locations: Russian, Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Kyiv, Crimean, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine's Crimea, U.S, Moskva, Pacific

☆ Senior leaders of Russia's military severely wounded during targeted strike on Black Sea Fleet HQ, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday, a Ukrainian missile struck Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea. Russia has not confirmed any deaths but top military commanders were among those reported wounded. "This suggests that it wasn't just a strike on the Black Sea Fleet HQ, but timed to target key senior leaders during a meeting." AdvertisementAdvertisementEarlier this week, Ukrainian officials said a command post near the port of Sevastopol was damaged in a missile strike. Within the last month, Ukrainian troops also launched a cruise missile strike on a Russian shipyard, damaging two warfighting vessels.

Persons: General Alexander Romanchuk, Oleg Tsekov, Kyrylo Budanov, Ostap Yarysh, Budanov, Rob Lee Organizations: Fleet, Russian, Service, Black, Pentagon, of America, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Government of, Russian Federation, White House, Friday Locations: Ukrainian, Crimea, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Russia's, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that Friday's strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Crimea has served as the key hub supporting Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Sevastopol, the main base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet since the 19th century, has had particular importance for navy operations since the start of the war.

Persons: Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev, Razvozhaev, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Vladimir Putin, Read, Biden, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, couldn't, Yuri Malashko, Malashko, Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin Organizations: Saturday, Fleet, Ukraine Telegram, Ukrainian, America, Black, Russian Defense Ministry, Institute for, Military, Russia, Gov Locations: Sevastopol, Sevastopol Shipyard, Crimea, Ukraine, Crimean, Russian, Vilne, Russia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv's attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that the strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Sevastopol, the main base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet since the 19th century, has had a particular importance for navy operations since the start of the war.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Vladimir Putin, Kyrylo Budanov, Alexander Romanchuk, couldn't, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yuri Malashko, Malashko, Oleksandr Prokudin, Prokudin, Matthew Lee Organizations: —, Saturday, Fleet, Ukraine Telegram, Ukrainian, America, Black, Russian Defense Ministry, Institute for, Military, White, Army Tactical Missile, Russia, Gov Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, — Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimean, Russian, Vilne, Crimea, Russia, U.S, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Washington, russia, ukraine

☆ Top general tells Putin how Russia repelled major Ukrainian attack - defence ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, June 8 (Reuters) - The general in charge of Russia's troops in Ukraine has briefed President Vladimir Putin on how his forces repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, one of his subordinates said on Thursday. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier on Thursday that Russian forces had withstood fierce overnight attempts by Ukrainian troops to break through the frontline in Zaporizhzhia and had inflicted heavy losses on them. Reuters could not independently verify Shoigu's battlefield account and there was no immediate comment on the situation from the Ukrainian defence ministry. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff, had briefed Putin on the overnight battle on Thursday morning, Russian Colonel General Alexander Romanchuk said in a video clip released by the Defence Ministry. Romanchuk said attacking Ukrainian forces had run into serious problems in a Russian minefield, that Russia had used bombers to repel them, and alleged that Russian forces had destroyed three German-made Leopard tanks.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, Putin, General Alexander Romanchuk, Romanchuk, Andrew Osborn Organizations: ., General Staff, Defence Ministry, Ukrainian, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Russia

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