Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘killed’ Russian Black Sea fleet commander seen on video again
Black Sea fleet commander seen on video again
Pjotr Sauer
Russia’s military news outlet Zvezda on Wednesday published an interview with Black Sea fleet commander Viktor Sokolov, despite Ukraine claiming to have killed him in an attack on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol.
“The Black Sea Fleet carries out the tasks set by the command confidently and successfully,” Sokolov says in the short video, wearing a military uniform.
On Tuesday, Russia’s defence ministry released footage showing Sokolov attending a defence board meeting via video call.
In response to the Russian video, Ukraine’s special forces appeared to backtrack their earlier claims that Sokolov was killed, writing on Telegram: “Since the Russians were urgently forced to publish a response with Sokolov allegedly alive, our units are clarifying the information.”