Aleksandr Vitko
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Admiral Aleksandr Viktorovich Vitko (Russian: Александр Викторович Витко; born September 13, 1961) is a retired officer of the Russian Navy, and a former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet between April 2013 and June 2018.[1]
Biography
Aleksandr Vitko was born September 13, 1961, in Vitebsk, the Byelorussian SSR. In 1984 he graduated from the Nakhimov Naval School, and served in the Pacific Fleet.[2] During 2009-2013 he was the Deputy commander of the Northern Fleet.
Vitko took command of the Black Sea Fleet on April 15, 2013.[3]
Vitko took an active part in the events of the
The Russian Defense Ministry called this an attempt of provocation aimed to destabilize the situation in Crimea. According to Deputy Defense Minister
On June 26, 2018, it was announced that Vitko was replaced by Vice-Admiral Alexander Moiseev and assigned "a new place of military service in the Navy High Command."[3]
In 2019 Vitko was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, replacing Vice-Admiral Andrei Volozhinsky, and was seen as a potential political replacement for Dmitry Ovsyannikov.[8][9]
Sanctions
In March 2014 the
Sanctioned by the
References
- ^ Биография Александра Витко (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Вице-адмирал Витко Александр Викторович, командующий Черноморским флотом Российской Федерации". www.kchf.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b "Вице-адмирал Александр Моисеев назначен командующим Черноморским флотом". TASS. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Hjelmgaard, Jacob Resneck and Kim. "Russian admiral issues ultimatum in Crimea; U.S. halts trade talks". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ISBN 978-5-04-221528-5.
- ^ Al-Saiegh, Mohammed (2014-04-29). "Ukraine crisis: See full sanctions list". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "US and EU sanctions: the Russian and Ukrainian targets". the Guardian. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Звезды под елкой: Минобороны провело крупную кадровую ротацию" (in Russian). Izvestia. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Urcosta, Ridvan Bari. "Newly Appointed Governor of Sevastopol Faces Looming Showdown With Local Elites". Jamestown. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/408 of 14 March 2019". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.