After the sinking of the cruiser Moskva, the Russian Black Sea Fleet also loses one of its highestranking officers: the commander of the Russian landing ship “Caesar Kunikov” has died. Alexander Chirva. The announcement was made by telegram from Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev. The captain of the ship, which was part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s 197th landing brigade, died from injuries he allegedly sustained in the March 24 attack by Ukrainians that destroyed another ship, the Saratov, in the landing. At that time, Caesar Kunikov and her “twin” Novocherkassk left the port of Berdyansk together. Kunikov, capable of carrying tanks and infantry units, was photographed on fire.
Who was Chirva?
“His courage, professionalism and experience saved the lives of the crew members. We will always remember our hero,” Razvozhayev said. Chirva, a thirddegree captain, was born in Sevastopol, Crimea and was involved in fighting in Syria in 2015 and 2016. He graduated from the Navy Vunts branch “Naval Academy” of the Naval Institute of Radio Electronics Popov named after AS. Chirva, a thirdrate captain, came from a naval family, was married and had one son. His father was commander of the Black Sea Fleet and his brother is a lieutenant colonel in the Russian land forces. In short, the loss of Russian generals and commanders seems endless since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict. As reported by the Russian newspaper “Iz.ru”, on April 16 in St. Petersburg the deputy commander of the 8th Army, the general, finally bid farewell Vladimir Frolov, who died during a special operation. The farewell ceremony, which took place at the Serafimovsky Cemetery, was attended by the city’s governor, Alexander Beglov.
All Russian defeats
According to the latest Ukrainian figures reported by the Mirror, since the invasion began in February, the Russians have lost at least 20,600 troops on the battlefield, as well as 790 tanks, 167 planes, eight ships and 147 helicopters. And then, as we have covered in Giornale.it, how many there are, it is yellow dead of the cruiser Moskva, sunk in the Black Sea by the Neptun missiles of the antinaval defense of Ukraine. No information has leaked from Russia, and even the relatives of the sailors on board have no information about their loved ones. Russian authorities report that crew members were evacuated from the ship before it sank, and to credit their story, they recently released a video showing Moskva sailors stationed in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian defense minister says the video is recent, supporting the thesis that human casualties have been reduced, but some experts have questioned the short video’s timeliness, arguing that it may well have been taken before the sinking could.