Vladimir Vysotskiy (Admiral)

Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Высоцкий; born August 18, 1954 in Komarno, Lviv Oblast ) is a Russian admiral and former commander in chief of the Russian naval fleet.

Life

Vysotsky graduated in 1971 from the Leningrad Nakhimov Officer Academy, and in 1976 the Black Sea Officer Academy PS Nakhimov in Sevastopol. Subsequently, he served as a combat section commander for anti-submarine in the Pacific Fleet, was second officer on the cruiser Admiral Senjawin and later the first officer on the guided missile cruiser Sevastopol in a row.

In 1982 he graduated from specialized courses for naval officers and then was first officer on the flight deck cruiser Minsk. Vysotsky, the Soviet Seekriegsakademie graduated in 1990 with honors, continued his service continued in the Pacific Fleet as commander of a flight deck cruiser. From 1992 he was deputy commander and commander of a rocket ship from 1994, Division of the Pacific Fleet. In 1999 he graduated from the Seekriegsakademie of the General Staff of the Russian Federation with distinction and was then Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet. At the same time, he was First Deputy Commander of the Kola Flotilla, whose commander he was on 21 January 2003. 2004 Vysotsky was Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet. By order of the President of the Russian Federation of 26 September 2005 he was assigned as commander of the Northern Fleet and transported on 15 December 2006 on the Admiral. On 12 September 2007, he assumed the post of Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy from its predecessor Massorin. His task was the comprehensive modernization of the Russian Navy, the development of new aircraft carrier systems and the expansion of foreign Russian naval bases. At the direction President Medvedev he had on 6 May 2012, the Russian naval fleet command of Admiral to his successor Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov passed and was forced to retire. The main reason for the impeachment his insubordination was given for the move to Saint Petersburg.

Vysotsky is a doctor of education, married and has two children.

Awards

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th Class (1st October 2008)
• Military Merit
• Medal " For Service to the Fatherland in the armed forces of the USSR" 3rd class