The commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet has been fired, according to military bloggers.
The reported removal of Admiral Viktor Sokolov comes a day after Ukraine said it had destroyed the Caesar Kunikov - one of the country's large landing ships.
Admiral Sokolov took up his command in September 2022, a few months into Russia's war in Ukraine.
His appointment followed a series of humiliations for the Black Sea fleet, including the sinking of its lead warship, the Moskva, by Ukrainian missiles in April 2022.
But despite the reshuffle, the country's ships have continued to take hits from Ukraine.
The removal of Admiral Sokolov was reported by Russian military bloggers and by Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser, without citing sources.
The Russian defence ministry has not commented.
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-news-putin-zelenskyy-latest-live-updates-12541713
Maybe now he has time to catch up with Gerry , have a few vodkas together , complain about putin and yarn about what might have been .......or maybe just visit Gerry's grave .....who knows
