Sergei Yeliseyev (admiral)

Sergei Yeliseyev
Yeliseyev as First Deputy Commander
of the Ukrainian Navy, (17 October 2013)
Born (1961-10-24) 24 October 1961 (age 63)
Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, USSR
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 years1983–present
RankVice Admiral (Ukrainian Navy)
Vice Admiral (Russian Navy)
CommandsCommander 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.