Admiral Alexander Moiseev has been appointed as the head of the Russian Navy. This information was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday (April 2). He has been in this position since March He was serving as the acting Commander-in-Chief. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
The country’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu joined a conference call with senior staff of the Russian Armed Forces. He disclosed this information during the call. He also said that Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov was appointed as the commander of the Northern Fleet and Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk was named as the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Russia fired the country’s former navy chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, after repeated successful Ukrainian attacks on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. He was then replaced by Admiral Alexander Moiseev as Acting Commander-in-Chief.
Reuters reported that Moiseev was born in Kaliningrad, Russia. He graduated from a film college in the western enclave of Russia. However, he started his career by joining the Navy. He has worked in nuclear submarines for more than 29 years.
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