Admiral Avakyants’ dismissal came less than a week after the Pacific Fleet was placed on full battle alert as part of a “sudden inspection.”
In Russia, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, was fired. This was announced by the presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev, on Thursday, April 20.
According to Trutnev, the Avakyants have already received a new position – the head of the headquarters in charge of centers for military sports training and patriotic education.
“This central structure, in fact, the headquarters for carrying out the task set by the president, will be headed by Admiral Avakyants, who until recently commanded the Pacific Fleet,” Trutnev said at a meeting on the creation of 12 pilot training centers. regions of Russia.
At the same time, the Russian Pacific Fleet itself has not yet commented on the admiral’s resignation.
Sergei Avakyants has commanded the Russian Pacific Fleet since 2012. His resignation came less than a week after the Pacific Fleet was put on full alert on April 14 as part of a “surprise inspection.”
And this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not rule out that the Pacific Fleet could be used in “conflicts in any direction.”
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