Vice Admiral Ustimenko shot himself in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, Vice Admiral Yuri Ustimenko, former First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet, shot himself. It is reported by Fontanka.ru. Ustimenko was 69 years old. Recently, he was seriously ill, and on January 1 his condition worsened.

Vice Admiral committed suicide in his apartment in the Petrograd district of the city, firing in a tempo of award weapons. The incident happened at about one in the morning on Friday, when the wife of the deceased escorted the guests.

TFR conducts a check on suicide. The investigator’s duty found in the apartment a note with the orders of the Vice Admiral regarding the funeral.

Ustimenko was born in 1944 in the Primorsky Territory. He served in the Black Sea, Baltic, Pacific and Northern Fleets. He participated in wars and clashes in Angola, Vietnam, Egypt, Yemen, in the Seychelles, in Somalia, as well as in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. He had a number of awards, including foreign ones.

He commanded the large anti -submarine ships "Permying" and "Tallinn". In 1992-1995 - First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet. Since 1995, he was the head of the highest special classes of the Navy in St. Petersburg. Doctor of Military Sciences, Professor.