Putin SACKS his Navy chief as Russia’s once-feared Black Sea fleet collapses under Ukraine barrage of drones & missiles

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VLADIMIR Putin has sacked his Navy chief after Russia’s feared Black Sea fleet collapsed following a vicious Ukrainian onslaught.

The tyrant’s warships have faced a barrage of drone and missiles in the recent months and many vessels have been blitzed beyond repair.

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Following the losses Russia has now appointed Admiral Alexander Moiseev to be the new commander of the Russian navy.

He will replace Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, according to the Fontanka news outlet.

The reports said that Moiseev, 61, currently commander of the Northern Fleet, will soon be appointed as naval commander-in-chief on a permanent basis, but they have not been verified.

Fontanka, a private news service based in St Petersburg, did not mention any reason for the apparent dismissal.

It said the navy’s press service redirected its request for a comment to the defence ministry which did not respond to the request.

Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, navy commander-in-chief since May 2019, is still listed in that role on the defence ministry’s website.

Ukraine has in recent months stepped up attacks in the Black Sea and on Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Kyiv has reported a series of strikes, including the sinking of a large landing ship by naval drones in mid-February and a patrol ship this week.

A video clip of the patroller, Sergey Kotov corvette, showed the ship being blown to pieces by a swarm of Ukrainian jet-ski-powered sea drones.

The £51million vessel was seen being hit multiple times in the early morning strike near Feodosia, in occupied Crimea.

The attack forced Kremlin officials to close Putin’s prized Kerch bridge to Crimea.

Further dramatic footage captured another fierce sea battle as terror-stricken Russian sailors attempted to stave off a relentless Ukrainian kamikaze drone attack.

A GoPro video was made aboard the doomed £170million Caesar Kunikov landing ship that exploded into a fireball and sank as a Valentine’s gift for President Putin.

Russia has not acknowledged any such losses.