No comment from Moscow after Ukraine says Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander killed
Russia has remained tight-lipped about Ukraine’s claim to have killed the commander of the Black Sea Fleet in a missile strike on its headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, last Friday.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not immediately respond when asked by CNBC to confirm or deny whether Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, had been killed. If proven, Sokolov’s killing would represent a severe blow to Russia’s naval leadership.
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