Russian Navy and Northern Fleet received new leaders

Admiral Vladimir Korolev was approved as the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, TASS reports with reference to the Ministry of Defense.

Korolev, who, since 2011, commanded the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, was appointed acting commander -in -Chief of the Navy in January - after Admiral Viktor Chirkov underwent heart surgery. In mid-March, Chirkov resigned due to health problems.

At the same time, Nikolai Evmenov was appointed by the new commander of the Northern Fleet by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, notified to the Ministry of Defense. Prior to this, Evmenov served as deputy commander of the Northern Fleet.

Vladimir Korolev was born on February 1, 1955. He graduated from the Higher Naval School. Frunze in Leningrad, the highest special officer classes of the Navy and the Naval Academy. Kuznetsova.

He commanded the Black Sea and Northern Fleets, in December 2014, the Office of the United Strategic Command "North" was entrusted to Korolev. He temporarily performed the duties of the Commander -in -Chief of the Russian Navy since November 2015.

Nikolai Evmenov was born in April 1962 in Moscow. In 1987 he graduated from the Higher Naval School of Subway Swimming named after the Lenin Komsomol and the Naval Academy. Kuznetsova.

In 2011, he was appointed commander of the underwater forces of the Pacific Fleet. Since September 2012, he served as chief of staff - the First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.