The Russian admiral whom Ukraine forces said died in a strike on occupied Crimea last week has appeared in a video posted by a Russian military channel Wednesday – the second video released in as many days which has cast further doubt on Kyiv’s claim.
Viktor Sokolov, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, was asked by a reporter in a video about the missile strike on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, which Ukraine said had killed him. “The Black Sea Fleet is carrying out the tasks set by the command confidently and successfully,” Sokolov said in the video posted by Zvezda News, the media outlet of the Russian military on Telegram. The video was published Wednesday, however CNN cannot verify the date the interview was carried out.
“There has been no information from the Ministry of Defense. This is entirely in their purview and we have nothing to say here,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. But, by the next day, the messaging had changed, with Peskov confirming that Sokolov had attended the defense ministry meeting. “Yesterday we spoke about the fleet commander. He took part in the meeting,” Peskov told reporters Wednesday.
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