Sergei Yeliseyev | |
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Born | Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, USSR | 24 October 1961
Allegiance | Ukraine (until 1 March 2014) Russia (since 2 March 2014) |
Branch | Soviet Navy (1983–1991) Ukrainian Navy (1993–2014) Russian Navy (2014–present) |
Service years | 1983–present |
Rank | Vice Admiral (Ukrainian Navy) Vice Admiral (Russian Navy) |
Commands | Commander of the Ukrainian Navy (acting) Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet |
Sergei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev (Russian: Сергей Станиславович Елисеев, Ukrainian: Сергій Станіславович Єлісєєв; born 24 October 1961[1]) is a Vice Admiral, former First Deputy Commander and acting commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Navy who defected to Russia in 2014 during Russian annexation of Crimea.