A television station run by Russia’s defence ministry showed a video interview with the Black Sea fleet commander, Viktor Sokolov, on Wednesday, days after Ukraine claimed he had been killed in a missile strike on Russian navy headquarters in Crimea.
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The video, released on 27 September, shows Sokolov at an awards event congratulating members of the Black Sea fleet soccer team for their performance in a tournament for teams from Russia’s armed forces. Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday that Sokolov had been killed along with 33 other officers in a missile attack last week in the port of Sevastopol in Crimea, seized from Ukraine in 2014.
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"Nothing happened, life goes on" Yeah this is not a recent interview. The fleet was decapitated.
If the Russians have to prove he's still alive that means he's dead 😂
The Russians trying to convince us he's alive makes think he's not
you don't really know something is true until russia denies it.
Thank the US Naval Intelligence for this.
He survived….it was a live stream lol…..Ukraine is done and their lies are crass.
Mama said there would be days like this.
Russia not only specialises in making pro-Russian trolls all over the world, it also excels in making clones!!!!🤣🤣🤣
From France, Slava Ukraini 💙💛 💙🤍❤
What is this building, when were the awards handed out, and what is the 'event' the interviewer is referrring to? But nothing happened, apparently.
He looked expressionless, lying on a pillow. Also, could be almost anybody.
"My office got an unplanned skylight installation" is not "nothing happened."
Guy is dead! Russians will believe anything
Só falta a Ucrânia alegar que é um ator sósia. 🤣🤪
Putin regime should stop their brutal invasion immediately. They are destroying innocent civilian's lives. Now more and more support is needed to Ukraine.🇺🇦
He looks better than I do and I haven't been blown up by Ukranian ordnance.
Clearly he isn’t dead!!!
russia said hes alive so it must be true 😂😂
So no reference to the HQ being Stormed, no reference to the multiple casualties, no tale of his lucky escape. He's dead.
Two British volunteer fighters who fought in Ukraine are feared to have been murdered by their fellow foreign legion comrades following alleged disputes over money and petty arguments.
Daniel Burke, a former paratrooper who went to fight in Ukraine as a volunteer in 2022, vanished from his flat in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on August 11, 2023 and hasn't been seen since.
Jordan Chadwick, a former Scots Guard from Burnley, Lancashire, who also volunteered to fight for Ukraine, was found dead in a body of water with his hands tied behind his back in June, 2023.
Reference: Two British volunteer fighters in Ukraine may have been murdered by fellow 'foreign legion' fighters following 'disputes over money and petty arguments'
Ukraine 😂😂😂
Somebody mentioned that this was old footage of Sokolov presenting a trophy at some tournament a while back. Looks like Moscow is really desperate to make people believe that he is still alive.
A basic rule that has proven itself for two decades and now parcticularly during that war:
Every sensible person knows that Russian info is (albeit not perfect) mostly much more trustworthy than Ukrainian or Western info.
There aren't just too many westerners that are sensible enough around though (in particular not their "experts") … Too bad – but this is slowly changing. People in the west are also slowly waking up. Reality calls everyone at some point.
Slavaukrainists here are in pure denial! Big copium for all of you. Bad news yesterday, today and every day. P.S. The reference to the Sevastopol attack is at 0:30.
Probably he's a clone as Putin 😂😂😂
"Clearly he isn’t dead!!!"
Technically speaking some of his cells are still alive.
The 'raspberry jam' had to be dna tested to find him.
Most probably killed, Russia is just too embarrassed to admit it 👎
rest in pieces
That soccer medals ceremony was videotaped three days BEFORE the missile strike.
This proves the Russians are covering up his death.
Hey, if we didn't get him yet, we will soon.
the amount of delusion i am reading is unreal clearly this is proof he is alive
If someone said I was dead, I don't think this would be my response
Ghost of Sevastopol
People in UK ARE SUFFERING FOR DEMENTIA . NATO STUPIDITY IS A VIRAL
This video is old, from 18th september,🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦pure russian propaganda🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Don’t worry there will be a next time.
Just goes to show that nothing coming from the failed state of the Ukraine can ever be taken seriously. The Ukraine has failed at absolutely everything it has ever tried to accomplish.
Funny cause a 5 second video of him saying “I’m not dead” should suffice
What does it matter if he's dead?
What does this mean for Ukraine? Ukraine is collapsing more and more every day.
I saw a video of Prigozhin, he must be alive too! 🤣🤣🤣
After the moskva sank Russia played a movie to show the crew was ok. It included the only official casualty the captain.
Ukrainian bots coping hard in comments
Чо Гивищ упир сеfщ
Golf vergesse, wasche
U govt are tied in to our US govt n they are alllll liars
Video editing is so easy
Well doctored clip