Following a series of significant russian vessel losses in the Black Sea, on March 10, 2024, the Commander in Chief of the russian Federation Navy, Admiral Nikolay Anatolyevich Yevmenov, was highly likely removed from the position and replaced by Northern Fleet commander, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, according to the UK Defense Intelligence.
The sacking of Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov comes after the removal of the second Black Sea Fleet commander since February 2022 and follows the loss of the Sergey Kotov corvette on March 5, 2024, the ninth major vessel to be lost to Ukrainian action since the start pf full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Although a career submariner, prior to his appointment as Northern Fleet Commander, Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev held command of the Black Sea Fleet between 2018 and 2019. It is likely that Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev’s first task as Commander in Chief of the Navy will be to stabilize the security situation in the Black Sea and implement changes designed to improve the Black Sea Fleet’s combat capability in the region.
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