Sergei Yeliseyev (admiral)
Sergei Yeliseyev | |
|---|---|
Vice Admiral (Ukrainian Navy)Vice Admiral (Russian Navy) | |
| Commands held | Commander of the Ukrainian Navy (acting) Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet |
Sergei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev (
Early career
He graduated from a Soviet naval school in Kaliningrad in 1983 and previously served with the Russian Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy.[2]
Career with Ukraine
In 1993, Yeliseyev joined the newly formed Ukrainian Navy and in 1999–2001 he was a commander of Ropucha-class landing ship U402 Kostyantyn Olshanskyi.
In 2004, he graduated from the National Defense Academy of Ukraine.[3]
In 2010, he was appointed the First Deputy Commander of the
Defection to Russia
From 19 February to 1 March 2014, Yeliseyev was acting Commander of the
In August 2014, the Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine accused Eliseev of treason and desertion.[4]
Since July 2014, he has served as a Deputy Commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet and retained his rank of Vice-admiral in the Russian Navy.
Eliseev was the only senior officer in the command of the Baltic Fleet who retained his post after the dismissal of the then Baltic fleet commander Vice-admiral Viktor Kravchuk in June 2016 and the subsequent removal of more officers from the headquarters of the fleet for failure to comply to rules and regulations.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Chubuk, O. The marine country needs a contemporary fleet (Морській державі потрібен сучасний флот). Uryadovyi Kurier. 28 July 2012
- ^ Polityuk, Pavel; Zverev, Anton (24 July 2017). "Why Ukrainian forces gave up Crimea without a fight - and NATO is alert". Reuters.
- ^ "На параде Путина засветился бывший замкомандующего ВМС ВСУ (ФОТО) — DSnews Новости Киева, Украины и мира". www.dsnews.ua (in Russian). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Украина обвиняет вице-адмираал ВМФ России Сергея Елисеева в госизмене и дезертирстве". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Балтфлот доверен крымским адмиралам". fontanka.ru. 31 August 2017.