Andrei Paliy | |
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Native name | Андрей Николаевич Палий |
Born | (1971-02-13)13 February 1971
[1] Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
Died | 20 March 2022
[2] (age 51) Mariupol, Ukraine |
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Russian Navy |
Years of service | 1993–2022 |
Rank | Captain 1st rank |
Unit | Black Sea Fleet |
Commands held | Deputy commander |
Battles/wars |
Andrei Nikolayevich Paliy ( Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Па́лий; 13 February 1971 [1] – 20 March 2022 [2]) was a Russian naval officer who served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet. [3] He was killed in combat in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3] [4] [2]
Paliy was born in Kyiv [4] on 13 February 1971. [1] In 1993, he chose not to be part of the Ukrainian armed forces and joined the Russian Northern Fleet. [4]
He served on the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. [4]
Paliy was also involved in the Russo-Georgian War and the Russian intervention in Syria, according to media sources in Russia. [5]
After the Russian annexation of Crimea, Paliy worked for the Russian naval academy in Sevastopol. [4]
He reached the rank of captain 1st rank and served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet. [3] [2] According to Kommersant, he became deputy commander in 2019. [6]
He was killed in combat on 20 March 2022 in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3] [4] [2] [7] A funeral was held in Sevastopol on 23 March. [5] [2]
Mariupol in the
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War in Donbas (2014–2022) | |
Siege of Mariupol (2022) | |
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Pro-Ukrainian volunteers | |
Andrei Paliy | |
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Native name | Андрей Николаевич Палий |
Born | (1971-02-13)13 February 1971
[1] Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
Died | 20 March 2022
[2] (age 51) Mariupol, Ukraine |
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Russian Navy |
Years of service | 1993–2022 |
Rank | Captain 1st rank |
Unit | Black Sea Fleet |
Commands held | Deputy commander |
Battles/wars |
Andrei Nikolayevich Paliy ( Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Па́лий; 13 February 1971 [1] – 20 March 2022 [2]) was a Russian naval officer who served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet. [3] He was killed in combat in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3] [4] [2]
Paliy was born in Kyiv [4] on 13 February 1971. [1] In 1993, he chose not to be part of the Ukrainian armed forces and joined the Russian Northern Fleet. [4]
He served on the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. [4]
Paliy was also involved in the Russo-Georgian War and the Russian intervention in Syria, according to media sources in Russia. [5]
After the Russian annexation of Crimea, Paliy worked for the Russian naval academy in Sevastopol. [4]
He reached the rank of captain 1st rank and served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet. [3] [2] According to Kommersant, he became deputy commander in 2019. [6]
He was killed in combat on 20 March 2022 in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3] [4] [2] [7] A funeral was held in Sevastopol on 23 March. [5] [2]
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War in Donbas (2014–2022) | |
Siege of Mariupol (2022) | |
Russian people | |
Ukrainian people | |
Pro-Ukrainian volunteers | |