The captain was the commander of Caesar Kunikov, part of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
It has not been confirmed when he died, but reports suggest that it could have happened following Ukrainian strikes on the ship in March.Russian Navy missile cruiser ‘Moskva’ sunk following a fire in April after reportedly being hit by Ukrainian missilesHis father was a Black Sea fleet commander, and his brother is a Lieutenant-Colonel in Russia’s land forces.In 2015 and 2016, he participated in Russia’s military operations in Syria.
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