Fleet Deputy Commander for Military and Political Work - Colonel

Unit: Black Sea Fleet

Actual Rank: Navy Captain (1st Rank)

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"During his last business trip to Mariupol, the officer was engaged in ensuring the evacuation of civilians, and died, according to preliminary data, on the night of March 19 from a sniper's bullet."

Paliy has since been nominated for posthumous promotion to Rear Admiral, though no decision has yet been reached on the matter.

Cargo ID: #330

Full Name: Andrei Nikolayevich Paliy

Russian Name: Палий Андре́й Никола́евич

Date of Birth: February 13, 1971 (age: 51)

Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukraine

Place of Death: Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Previous Deployments: Georgia, Syria, Ukraine (2014)

Education: Kyiv Higher Naval Political School (graduated 1992 with the degree "social psychologist and pedagogue")

A battle boat will be named after the deceased Black Sea Fleet deputy commander Andrey Palya.
The ceremony will take place on Navy Day on July 31.
The name of Captain First Rank, Deputy Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Andrey Palya, who died during the liberation of Mariupol from Ukrainian nationalists, will be given to the patrol boat P-415 of the Raptor project.

"Today in Sevastopol, at the Grafskaya pier, a ceremony was held to assign the name "Andrey Paliy" to the patrol boat P-415."

On the night of April 13-14, 2022, exactly 2 years ago, the tragedy of the Black Sea Fleet cruiser "Moscow" occurred. As a result of a fire and an explosion of ammunition, it was seriously damaged and sank during the rescue operation.
27 sailors were missing and are now considered dead; one person died in a fire, his body was carried from the ship. The reasons have not been officially stated. There are only version that this was the result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The cruiser, being in the area of ​​​​Odessa and Zmeiny Island, interfered with the enemy in this strategic area. We will not know the true reasons for the death of the cruiser soon. (Spoiler Neptune)
In the photo, Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet A.N. Paliy died in March 2022, Military greeting to the cruiser "Moscow".
This is their last joint photo at the end of December 2021.

"According to one version, Andrie Paliy died from a sniper's bullet, according to another, from a shrapnel wound. Both versions have not yet been officially confirmed and verified. It is known that the Black Sea Fleet was preparing documents for awarding Andrei Paliy the rank of rear admiral before his death."