Admiral Viktor Sokolov appeared in an interview in a video published September 27, 2023.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has published video that appears to show the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, participating in a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other Russian military leaders on Tuesday. The video was posted September 26th and a man who resembles Sokolov appears to join the meeting via video conference. The nametape on his uniform reads Sokolov V. N. and his screen shows the Cyrillic letters "ЧФ," the abbreviation for the Black Sea Fleet. He appears healthy. CNN cannot confirm this is Sokolov, when the meeting took place or where his video appearance was filmed.
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