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Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Seen Alive and Well, Debunking MSM Reports of His Death
sputnik ^ | Sept 26, 2023 | Ilya Tsukanov

Posted on 09/26/2023 6:57:47 AM PDT by MarMema

Western media reported that Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov was killed in Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol, citing Ukrainian officials, without verifying the information. Ukraine used several British-sourced Storm Shadow cruise missiles to target the HQs building of the Russian Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea last Friday.

Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov has turned up alive and well, taking part in a Defense Ministry board meeting alongside Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday.

Sokolov's appearance follows claims in dozens of Western media outlets quoting Ukraine's Special Operations Forces claiming that he had been killed in last week's strike on the Black Sea Fleet's HQ in Sevastopol. The Russian Defense Ministry said six people were injured in the September 22 attack, with one person unaccounted for and the HQ's historic building suffering damage. These figures are a far cry from estimates made by Kiev - which claimed that dozens of servicemen and officers were killed and over 100 injured. US reconnaissance forces were spotted in the area near the HQ two days prior to the attack, prompting Russian and US military observers to tell Sputnik that they suspect direct NATO involvement in the strike.

The UK approved the delivery of Storm Shadow cruise missile systems to Ukraine in May, with Ukraine's armed forces subsequently using them liberally, including to attack built-up civilian areas in the Donbass. Despite generous arms deliveries, intelligence and other support to Kiev, the United States and most of its allies refuse to admit that the Ukrainian crisis is a NATO proxy war against Russia.


TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; russianpropaganda; sputnik; vatnik
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To: MarMema

I’m sure you approve of the use of dead Russians for propaganda purposes, right?

http://fso.gov.ru/struct/skmk/pravila_kremlin/


61 posted on 09/26/2023 9:22:08 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: BlackbirdSST

Some days, a few hours here on Ukraine threads sends one to shower.

Very reminiscent of Kosovo, when Clinton’s best friend was harvesting organs from live Serb POWS for the black market.

Dem potuses really love whacked out evil friends.


62 posted on 09/26/2023 9:25:23 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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To: dforest

The biggest problem with Zeepers is that they foolishly believe the Biden regime and neocons are pro America and that this war in Ukraine is for the American people. They even are so foolish to think that Ukraine isn’t Nazi and Ukraine is a democracy.

Truer words were seldom spoken. It always is gratifying to know that there still are a few people with common sense around. The US government lost touch with their people some time ago.


63 posted on 09/26/2023 9:27:52 AM PDT by Saintgermain
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To: MarMema

You are the ghoul MarMema. You support the brutal invaders, their crimes, and their thievery.

Good Russians like prima-ballerina Olga Smirnova do not support making war on Ukraine in order to steal petrochemical resources, the world’s richest black soil areas, and more Black Sea coastal areas.

Your position has already cost the Russian people a quarter of a million dead and permanently disabled. You are so weak-minded that you support the party United Russia and its almost quarter century dictatorship.

My family and friends in Ukraine (who are Russian speakers) look forward to the day when Alchevsk is liberated from the fascists that you support.


64 posted on 09/26/2023 9:29:39 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (Saludemos la patria orgullosos)
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To: realcleanguy

Agreed. The Russians are down to using shovels and ww2 tanks, but might also invade Poland. The UKs are almost defeated and/or retaking ground. Russia killed dozens of NATO leaders or UKs killed Russian generals or not.. If someone told the truth, I sure could not pick it out of the lies!


65 posted on 09/26/2023 9:29:52 AM PDT by Unassuaged (I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
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To: MeganC

It might be enjoyable to debate you if you were not so incredibly ignorant.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%27s_Tomb


66 posted on 09/26/2023 9:36:47 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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To: MarMema

He will live long.

That is a Russian omen: “if someone is reported dead but he is not then he will live long and prosper”.


67 posted on 09/26/2023 9:49:08 AM PDT by nickfrost1
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To: MarMema

Emergency supplies of copium in the next US aid package?


68 posted on 09/26/2023 9:50:06 AM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Red Badger

Putin must certainly be running low on generals and admirals by now...................==

Certainly not. Number of all generals he has about 2,200. It is a brigade of generals.


69 posted on 09/26/2023 9:55:56 AM PDT by nickfrost1
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To: MarMema

You can’t tell the difference between an American war hero who’s been laid to rest and a Soviet mass murderer whose corpse is kept on public display as a propaganda tool and as a holy relic to the global Communist movement?


70 posted on 09/26/2023 9:56:00 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: Saintgermain

“Zeepers”

I’ll be using that one. ‘Trolls’ is kind of old.


71 posted on 09/26/2023 9:57:22 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: MarMema

Yup... It was obvious from the start that it was an ‘open ended’ invasion???

Here’s the way all invasions have worked throughout the history of warfare... You invade and then you occupy. That’s how it works.

You do not invade, then run back to your established borders and hope for the best while your troops are decimated.

When Putin invaded the Ukraine he should’ve established that as his strategy was the latter one to his generals. I’m pretty sure the generals he has left have figured it out... Vlad doesn’t have a strategy... He just has a feeble mind.


72 posted on 09/26/2023 10:05:17 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: BlackbirdSST
How long should FR tolerate people continuously posting the lies that come out of the Ukraine government? Apparently very long

Hopefully, for at least one day longer than FR tolerates Putin Fanbois who cheerlead for Russia's invasion, conquest, looting, and and enslavement of Ukraine, and rape -- in the literal sense of the word -- of Ukrainian women.

73 posted on 09/26/2023 10:16:04 AM PDT by Pilsner
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To: jerod

Putin is lauded world wide by many.

Doubtful that he cares what you think.


74 posted on 09/26/2023 10:47:04 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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To: Pilsner

and rape — in the literal sense of the word — of Ukrainian women.==

It is impossible because those fuckable are all gone to Poland and Europe.

Russia’s invasion==

Yeah invasion but what is a cause? NATO expansion. So NATO had provoked it. NATO might prevent it if agreed on neutrality of Ukraine.


75 posted on 09/26/2023 10:48:27 AM PDT by nickfrost1
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To: MarMema

He may be alive but his office will need a clean up.


76 posted on 09/26/2023 10:50:50 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: MeganC

Your blinding hatred of Russians is keeping you from stepping into the light and out of your ignorance.

Mass murderers are common. You only see those in Rissia.
How much is Biden paying you?

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/7/31/george-w-bush-should-shut-up-and-go-away


77 posted on 09/26/2023 10:54:49 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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To: MarMema
Well... He does have one buddy... Kim Jong Un.

He's a complete lunatic who runs a place called the 'Hermit Kingdom'... But him and Dennis Rodman like playing pickup together... Maybe they'll have room for Vlad in their next game... Oh... That's right... Vlad is too short to play basketball.


78 posted on 09/26/2023 10:58:08 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Midwesterner53

True.


79 posted on 09/26/2023 10:59:21 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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To: jerod

Yep. Western media has informed us that Kim is a lunatic and more.

Got it.

Anything else from CNN you want to share?


80 posted on 09/26/2023 11:01:16 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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