Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia's most senior navy officers, was shown on Tuesday attending a video conference, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.

Apparently Sokolov was only a face on the screen (haven’t seen the video), so prerecorded footage, deepfake or even simple video editing are all possibilities. The rest of Shoiqus quotes are pretty much what you’d expect from him.

Regardless of Sokolov the situation in Crimea seems to be in Ukrainian control, I hope they can close the bridge soon.

  • ⚡⚡⚡@feddit.de
    2·
    1 year ago

    missile strikes against Black Sea fleet

    Is that even the official version? It surprises me that they don’t sell this as a success… Their building has successfully stopped a rocket…

    • IsoKiero@sopuli.xyzOPsuomi
      2·
      1 year ago

      Your guess is as good as mine. On our local news today was an article how Lavrov was upset that Finland is moving towards the front of the opposition against Russia without any reason (a bit caricature, but not that much). That circus is running for the average russian citicens, not for us, and in those stories facts don’t matter much.