Russian state media released a video Tuesday claiming to show a navy commander alive after he was declared dead by Ukrainian officials on Monday.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Viktor Sokolov appears on-screen at a meeting of Ministry officials held by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow on Tuesday."As it is known, 34 officers were killed as a result of a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation," Ukrainian officials said Monday, according to translations from the BBC.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Viktor Sokolov, bottom left, was claimed to have been killed in a strike on fleet headquarters in the city of Sevastopol, Crimea. The statement continued,"Available sources claim that among the dead was the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Many [bodies] still have not been identified due to the condition of the body parts."
The video that claims to show Sokolov alive following his reported death was released by Russian state media and does not feature the military commander speaking.
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