Commander of the Black Sea Fleet from April 15, 2013 to May 14, 2018.
Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet 2009-2013. An active participant in the reunification of the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian Federation in 2014.
Alexander Vitko was born on September 13, 1961 in the city of Vitebsk, Belarus. The boy's childhood and youth were spent in Orsha. After 8th grade high school No. 13, tried to enter the St. Petersburg Nakhimov Naval School, but was not accepted due to age. After graduating from the tenth grade in 1979, he entered the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after Pavel Nakhimov, from which he graduated with honors in 1984.
Then he studied at the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy. Then he graduated in absentia from the Naval Academy named after Admiral Fleet Nikolai Kuznetsov. Later he received a diploma from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. He defended his Ph.D. thesis on the strategy and tactics of modern naval combat.
Since 1984, Alexander Viktorovich served in the Pacific Fleet as an assistant commander and commander of a missile boat. From 1991 to 1992 he served as chief of staff, and then, until 1996, he was the commander of the second guards battalion of missile boats. The next two years he spent as chief of staff - deputy commander of the 47th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area.
In 1998, Vitko was appointed chief of staff, and since 2000 he became commander of the 165th brigade of surface ships. Four years later, he took up the post of deputy commander of the Primorsky flotilla of diverse forces. In 2005, he was appointed chief of staff, and from November 13, 2006, by order of the Minister of Defense of Russia, he led the troops and forces in the Northeast.
In the same year, he commanded the largest exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and in April of the following year - joint anti-terrorist exercises with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB. In October 2009 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.
By decree of the President of Russia dated April 15, 2013, Vitko was appointed commander of the Black Sea Fleet. A month later, at the celebrations on the occasion of the 230th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia, Vitko was solemnly presented with the standard of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Together with the Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Vice Admiral Yuriy Ilyin, on July 28, 2013, he hosted a joint Russian-Ukrainian maritime parade in the Sevastopol. In October 2013, he led the final inspection of a separate missile and artillery brigade, during which he paid special attention to the development of new types of weapons undergoing the final stage of military tests in the fleet, including the Bastion anti-ship missile system.
As a team captain, he took part in a friendly football match between the teams of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy, which took place at the Metallist stadium in Sevastopol.
In the spring of 2014, Vitko took an active part in the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation. On March 4, 2014, together with Oleksiy Chaly, he visited the headquarters of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. The next day, the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine initiated a criminal case against him on charges of inciting treason and organizing sabotage against the military of Ukraine. On March 12, 2014, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the illegal decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine against Oleksandr Vitko, and the commander himself was recognized as a victim.
In mid-March 2014, Vitko was included in the list of people against whom the European Union imposed sanctions. His role in command was noted Russian troops, on the territory of the Republic of Crimea and its accession to the territory of Russia.
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation on May 5, 2014, Alexander Viktorovich Vitko was awarded military rank"Admiral".
In 2015, he took part in the sailing regatta "Russian Spring 2015", which took place in the waters of the Sevastopol Bay in the yacht club "Ushakova Balka" and dedicated to the anniversary of " Crimean spring". In total, seven professional crews on world-class sports yachts took part in the competition.
On May 14, 2018, Alexander Vitko was relieved of his post as commander of the Black Sea Fleet and sent for further service to the Main Command of the Navy of the Russian Federation.
By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018, Alexander Vitko was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Vitko awards
State
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree with swords (2014)
Order of Military Merit
Jubilee medal "300 years of the Russian Navy"
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
Jubilee medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation
Honorary title "Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation"
Departmental
Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (March 2014)
Medals "For Distinction in military service» I and II degree
Medal "For Impeccable Service" III degree
Medal "200 years of the Ministry of Defense"
Medal "For Combat Commonwealth" (FSB)
Medal "For Service in the Surface Forces"
Medal "For military valor" I degree
Regional
Order "For fidelity to duty" (Crimea) (May 11, 2018) - for impeccable service, conscientious performance of one's duties, high professionalism and for high personal contribution to the development of the peninsula
Public
Medal "For the Liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol" (March 17, 2014) - for personal contribution to the return of Crimea to Russia
Memorial sign "Pacific Fleet 275 years" (2006)
other states
Medal "20 Years of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" (2013)
Family of Alexander Vitko
Mother - Nina Viktorovna, a graduate of the Vitebsk State Medical Institute. After the birth of their son, the family moved from Vitebsk to Orsha, which Alexander considers his hometown. Alexander was actively raised by his grandmother Tamara Nikolaevna Popova. As a child, he was fond of reading sea stories by K. M. Stanyukovich, the novel “Tsushima” by A. S. Novikov-Priboy, as well as Jules Verne, which affected the choice of future profession
Wife - Tatyana, with whom they previously studied together at the 13th school, got married in 1984 immediately after graduating from college.
The eldest son is Anton Alexandrovich, an officer of the Russian Navy, a graduate of the Pacific Naval Institute named after S. O. Makarov. Youngest son - Maxim /
Born on September 13, 1961 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus). Mother Nina Viktorovna, a doctor by profession, after the birth of her son moved with him to Orsha (Vitebsk region).
In 1984 he graduated with honors from the Black Sea Higher Naval Order of the Red Star School named after P.S. Nakhimov in Sevastopol, in 1989 - the Higher Special Officer Classes of the USSR Navy in Leningrad (now - the Military Institute of Additional vocational education, branch of the VUNC of the Navy "Naval Academy named after Admiral Fleet Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov, St. Petersburg), in 1998 - the Naval Academy named after N. G. Kuznetsov. In 2004 he graduated with honors military academy General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow.
Candidate of Military Sciences, in 2006 he defended his dissertation on the strategy and tactics of modern naval combat.
In 1984, he began service on a large missile boat of project 205 "R-41" of the Kamchatka flotilla of diverse forces of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) of the USSR Navy.
From June 1984 to May 1986 - assistant commander - commander of the missile and artillery warhead (BC-2) of a large missile boat, pr. .
From May 1986 to October 1988, he was commander of the R-83 missile boat (project 1241.1 Molniya) of the 2nd Guards missile boat battalion of the 165th missile boat brigade of the Primorsky flotilla of diverse forces of the Pacific Fleet.
From July 1989 to October 1991 - commander of the missile boat project 1241.1 "R-76", in 1990-1991. who performed the tasks of combat service in the South China Sea, based at the logistic support point of the USSR Navy Cam Ranh (Vietnam).
From October 1991 to July 1992, he served as Chief of Staff of the 2nd Guards Missile Boat Battalion of the Primorsky Flotilla of Diverse Forces of the Pacific Fleet (Maly Uliss Bay, Vladivostok).
In July 1992 - August to 1996 - commander of the 2nd Guards Missile Boat Battalion.
From August 1996 to April 1998 - Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander of the 47th brigade of ships protecting the water area of the Primorsky Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet (Russky Island, Vladivostok).
In the period from August 1998 to July 2000 - chief of staff - deputy commander of the 165th brigade of surface ships of the Primorsky flotilla of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy in Vladivostok.
In July 2000 - August 2002 - commander of the 165th brigade of surface ships.
From August 2004 to June 2005 - Deputy Commander of the Primorsky Association of Diverse Forces.
From June 2005 to November 2006 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of Troops and Forces in the North-East of Russia (Pacific Fleet).
From November 2006 to 2009 - commander of troops and forces in the north-east of Russia.
From October 2009 to April 2013 - Deputy Commanders of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy (Admiral Nikolai Maksimov, then Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev).
By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin dated April 17, 2013, he was appointed commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, replacing Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov in this position. He took office in May 2013.
On June 26, 2018, it was announced that Alexander Vitko was replaced as commander of the Black Sea Fleet by Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseev. It was reported that Alexander Vitko was sent to a new place of military service in the High Command of the Navy.
He was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree with swords (2014), "For Military Merit", medals, including "For the Return of Crimea". Featured diploma President of the Russian Federation.
Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation.
Married. Has two sons. One of them, Anton Vitko, is an officer in the Russian Navy.
Commander of the Black Sea Fleet from April 15, 2013 to May 14, 2018.
Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet 2009-2013. An active participant in the reunification of the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian Federation in 2014.
Alexander Vitko was born on September 13, 1961 in the city of Vitebsk, Belarus. The boy's childhood and youth were spent in Orsha. After graduating from eight classes of secondary school No. 13, he tried to enter the St. Petersburg Nakhimov Naval School, but was not accepted because of his age. After graduating from the tenth grade in 1979, he entered the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after Pavel Nakhimov, from which he graduated with honors in 1984.
Then he studied at the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy. Then he graduated in absentia from the Naval Academy named after Admiral Fleet Nikolai Kuznetsov. Later he received a diploma from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. He defended his Ph.D. thesis on the strategy and tactics of modern naval combat.
Since 1984, Alexander Viktorovich served in the Pacific Fleet as an assistant commander and commander of a missile boat. From 1991 to 1992 he served as chief of staff, and then, until 1996, he was the commander of the second guards battalion of missile boats. The next two years he spent as chief of staff - deputy commander of the 47th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area.
In 1998, Vitko was appointed chief of staff, and since 2000 he became commander of the 165th brigade of surface ships. Four years later, he took up the post of deputy commander of the Primorsky flotilla of diverse forces. In 2005, he was appointed chief of staff, and from November 13, 2006, by order of the Minister of Defense of Russia, he led the troops and forces in the Northeast.
In the same year, he commanded the largest exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and in April of the following year - joint anti-terrorist exercises with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB. In October 2009 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.
By decree of the President of Russia dated April 15, 2013, Vitko was appointed commander of the Black Sea Fleet. A month later, at the celebrations on the occasion of the 230th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia, Vitko was solemnly presented with the standard of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Together with the Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Vice Admiral Yuriy Ilyin, on July 28, 2013, he hosted a joint Russian-Ukrainian naval parade in Sevastopol. In October 2013, he led the final inspection of a separate missile and artillery brigade, during which he paid special attention to the development of new types of weapons undergoing the final stage of military tests in the fleet, including the Bastion anti-ship missile system.
As a team captain, he took part in a friendly football match between the teams of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy, which took place at the Metallist stadium in Sevastopol.
In the spring of 2014, Vitko took an active part in the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation. On March 4, 2014, together with Oleksiy Chaly, he visited the headquarters of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. The next day, the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine initiated a criminal case against him on charges of inciting treason and organizing sabotage against the military of Ukraine. On March 12, 2014, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the illegal decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine against Oleksandr Vitko, and the commander himself was recognized as a victim.
In mid-March 2014, Vitko was included in the list of people against whom the European Union imposed sanctions. His role in the command of the Russian troops, on the territory of the Republic of Crimea and its annexation to the territory of Russia was noted.
On May 5, 2014, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Alexander Viktorovich Vitko was awarded the military rank of Admiral.
In 2015, he took part in the Russian Spring 2015 sailing regatta, which was held in the waters of the Sevastopol Bay in the Ushakova Balka yacht club and dedicated to the anniversary of the Crimean Spring. In total, seven professional crews on world-class sports yachts took part in the competition.
On May 14, 2018, Alexander Vitko was relieved of his post as commander of the Black Sea Fleet and sent for further service to the Main Command of the Navy of the Russian Federation.
By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018, Alexander Vitko was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Vitko awards
State
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree with swords (2014)
Order of Military Merit
Jubilee medal "300 years of the Russian Navy"
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
Jubilee medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation
Honorary title "Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation"
Departmental
Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (March 2014)
Medals "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st and 2nd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service" III degree
Medal "200 years of the Ministry of Defense"
Medal "For Combat Commonwealth" (FSB)
Medal "For Service in the Surface Forces"
Medal "For military valor" I degree
Regional
Order "For fidelity to duty" (Crimea) (May 11, 2018) - for impeccable service, conscientious performance of one's duties, high professionalism and for high personal contribution to the development of the peninsula
Public
Medal "For the Liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol" (March 17, 2014) - for personal contribution to the return of Crimea to Russia
Memorial sign "Pacific Fleet 275 years" (2006)
other states
Medal "20 Years of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" (2013)
Family of Alexander Vitko
Mother - Nina Viktorovna, a graduate of the Vitebsk State Medical Institute. After the birth of their son, the family moved from Vitebsk to Orsha, which Alexander considers his hometown. Alexander was actively raised by his grandmother Tamara Nikolaevna Popova. As a child, he was fond of reading sea stories by K. M. Stanyukovich, the novel “Tsushima” by A. S. Novikov-Priboy, as well as Jules Verne, which affected the choice of future profession
Wife - Tatyana, with whom they previously studied together at the 13th school, got married in 1984 immediately after graduating from college.
The eldest son is Anton Alexandrovich, an officer of the Russian Navy, a graduate of the Pacific Naval Institute named after S. O. Makarov. Youngest son - Maxim /
IA SakhaNews. Vice Admiral will be appointed as the new commander of the Black Sea Fleet Alexander Moiseev. The current commander of the Black Sea Fleet is Admiral Alexander Vitko received a promotion and will work in the Main Command of the Navy, RIA Novosti reports citing a source in the power structures of the Crimea.
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Moiseev Alexander Alekseevich was born on April 16, 1962 in the village of Borskoye, Kaliningrad Region.
In 1987 he graduated from the A.S. Popov Higher Naval School of Radio Electronics. In 1995 he graduated from the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy. In 2003 he graduated with honors from the Naval Academy named after Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov. In 2011 he graduated with a gold medal from the Faculty of National Security and Defense of the State of the Military Academy of the General Staff Armed Forces Russian Federation.
He worked as a fitter in a film repair shop in the city of Berezniki, Perm Region.
In 1981 he was called up for military service (Ural Military District).
Since 1987 he has served on the submarines of the Northern Fleet. Successively went from an engineer of a computer group of a radio-technical warhead to a commander of a nuclear-powered missile submarine strategic purpose.
In 1994, while in the position of senior assistant commander of the K-18 Karelia strategic missile submarine, he was awarded the Order of Courage for going to North Pole. During the trip, the crew of "Karelia" hoisted the Andreevsky and Russian flags at the North Pole.
On July 7, 1998, commanding the strategic nuclear missile submarine K-407 Novomoskovsk, he entered the history of cosmonautics as the commander of the submarine cruiser, which for the first time successfully launched two German commercial micro-satellites Tubsat-N and Tubsat- N1 launch vehicle "Shtil" starting from a submerged position.
In 2003-2007 he was Chief of Staff of the 31st Submarine Division of the Northern Fleet.
In 2007-2009 he was commander of the 31st submarine division of the Northern Fleet.
In 2008, as a senior on board, he led the transition of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine K-44 Ryazan from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet in a submerged position under the ice of the Arctic Ocean, for which he was awarded the second Order of Courage.
In June 2011 - April 2012 - Deputy Commander of the Submarine Forces of the Northern Fleet.
In 2012, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Commander of the Submarine Forces of the Northern Fleet.
On February 20, 2013, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was awarded the next military rank of Rear Admiral.
On April 5, 2016, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet.
On November 22, 2017, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Vitko Alexander Viktorovich was born on September 13, 1961 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus).
In 1984 he graduated from the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P.S. Naval Academy named after N. Kuznetsov, in 2004 - the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Since 1984, he served in various command positions on surface ships of the Pacific Fleet.
In 1984-1986 - assistant commander - commander of the missile and artillery warhead of a missile boat.
In 1986-1988 and in 1989-1991 he was the commander of a missile boat.
From 1991 to 1992, he served as chief of staff of the missile boat division.
In 1992-1996, he was commander of a missile boat division.
In 1996-1998, he served as chief of staff - deputy commander of the brigade of ships for the protection of the water area.
In 1998-2000 - chief of staff - deputy commander of a brigade of surface ships.
Since August 2004 - Deputy Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of the diverse forces of the Pacific Fleet.
Since June 2005 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of Troops and Forces in the North East, and since November 2006 - Commander of Troops and Forces in the North East.
In October 2009 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.
He took an active part in the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation.
April 25, 2016 Pechersky district court Kyiv, at the request of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, issued a permit for the arrest of Vitko on charges of committing a number of serious crimes. On April 26, 2016, he was put on the wanted list by Ukraine.
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree with swords (2014),
Order of Military Merit,
jubilee medal "300 years of the Russian fleet",
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
Jubilee medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR",
honorary diploma of the President of the Russian Federation,
honorary title "Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation",
medal "For the return of Crimea" (March 2014),
medals "For Distinction in Military Service" I and II degree,
medal "For Impeccable Service" III degree,
medal "200 years of the Ministry of Defense",
medal "For military cooperation" (FSB),
medal "For the liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol" (March 17, 2014) - for personal contribution to the return of Crimea to Russia,
commemorative sign "Pacific Fleet 275 years" (2006),
medal "20 years of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" (2013).
Alexander Viktorovich Vitko(born September 13, 1961, Vitebsk, BSSR, USSR) - Russian military commander, commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy since April 15, 2013, admiral (May 5, 2014), candidate of military sciences.
A graduate of the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after PS Nakhimov, he went from assistant commander of a missile boat to commander of troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (1984-2006), led the largest exercises in the Pacific in 2006. In 2006 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the strategy and tactics of modern naval combat. In 2009-2013 - Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet. Since April 15, 2013 - Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, an active participant in the events of the Crimean crisis in 2014.
Biography
Born on September 13, 1961 in the city of Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR. Childhood and youth were spent in Orsha.
After graduating from eight classes of secondary school No. 13, he tried to enter the Leningrad Nakhimov Naval School, but was not accepted because of his age. After graduating from the tenth grade in 1979, he entered the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P. S. Nakhimov, from which he graduated with honors in 1984. In 1989 he graduated from the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy. In 1998 he graduated in absentia from the Naval Academy named after Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N. G. Kuznetsov. In 2004 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2006 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the strategy and tactics of modern naval combat.
Since 1984, he served in the Pacific Fleet as an assistant commander and commander of a missile boat. From 1991 to 1992 he served as chief of staff, and from 1992 to 1996 as commander of the 2nd Guards Missile Boat Battalion. From 1996 to 1998 - chief of staff - deputy commander of the 47th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area. In 1998 he was appointed chief of staff, and since 2000 - commander of the 165th brigade of surface ships. In 2004-2005 - Deputy Commander of the Primorsky Flotilla of Diverse Forces. In 2005 he was appointed chief of staff, and from November 13, 2006, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation N 1170 - commander of troops and forces in the North-East.
In August 2006, as acting commander of troops and forces in the North-East of Russia, he led the largest exercises in the Pacific in 2006, and in April of the following year, joint anti-terrorist exercises with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB.
In October 2009 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 15, 2013, he was appointed Commander of the Black Sea Fleet. On May 13, 2013, at the celebrations on the occasion of the 230th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia, Alexander Vitko was solemnly presented with the standard of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Under the command of Alexander Vitko is the Mediterranean squadron of the Russian Navy, created in 2013 by the decision of the Russian Minister of Defense.
On July 28, 2013, together with the Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Vice Admiral Yu. I. Ilyin, he hosted a joint Russian-Ukrainian naval parade in Sevastopol. In October 2013, he led the final inspection of a separate missile and artillery brigade, during which special attention was paid to the development of new types of weapons undergoing the final stage of military tests in the fleet, including the Bastion anti-ship missile system.
As a team captain, he took part in a friendly football match between the teams of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy, which took place at the Metallist stadium in Sevastopol.
