According to one of russian information Telegram channel, this event caused the resignation of сommander of the Black Sea Fleet Viktor Sokolov.
"The problem was in the cargo that the ship was carrying. There were not just tanks. The ship was carrying a large cargo of North Korean weapons. These were several dozen ballistic missiles as well as more than a thousand artillery shells.The cargo was accompanied by three military specialists from the DPRK. Unfortunately, they all died," the sourceinforms.
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According to the report, the elimination of the North Korean militaries, who were guaranteed complete security, had seriously angered russian dictator vladimir putin who doesn`t really want to spoil relations with the DPRK.
"That's why the president personally demanded to change the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. And the resigned admiral Viktor Sokolov is now even facing a prison term," the message informs.
Earlier Defense Express reported that the UK defense intelligence had analyzed the consequences of the Caesar Kunikov ship sinking.
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