Viktor Liina

Viktor Liina
Born (1968-07-19) 19 July 1968 (age 56)
Pechory, Pskov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch Soviet Navy
 Russian Navy
Years of service1985–present
RankAdmiral[1]
CommandsWhite Sea Naval Base [ru]
Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces
Baltic Fleet
AwardsOrder of Nakhimov
Order of Military Merit
Order of Naval Merit
Medal of Zhukov

Viktor Nikolayevich Liina (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Лиина; born 19 July 1968) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of admiral and has served as the commander of the Pacific Fleet since 2023. Previously, he served as the commander of the Baltic Fleet from 2021 to 2023.

Career

Liina was born on 19 June 1968 in Pechory, Pskov Oblast, then part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[2] He has setos roots.[3] He studied at the Higher Naval School of Submarine Navigation [ru] in Leningrad, graduating in 1990 and being assigned to serve on the submarines of the Northern Fleet. Beginning as an engineer in the electronic navigation department of a cruiser submarine, he rose through the ranks to eventually command a nuclear submarine.[2] In 1996 he graduated from the Higher Special Officer Classes [ru].[4] From 1999 to 2004 he was commander of the 74th "Segezha" crew of the Northern Fleet's 11th Submarine Division.[5]

Liina graduated from the Kuznetsov Naval Academy in 2006, and was appointed in succession as deputy commander and chief of staff, and then commander of a submarine division, deputy commander of the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet, and then commander of the White Sea Naval Base [ru] from 2010 to 2012.[4] On 9 August 2012 Liina was promoted to the rank of kontr-admiral.[6] This was followed with a posting as commander of Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces in December 2012.[7]

In 2014 Liina enrolled in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and on graduating in 2016, was appointed First Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet in May that year.[7] On 12 December 2018 Liina was promoted to the rank of vice-admiral and on 1 August 2019 he took up the role of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[8] In this capacity in July 2020 he led the General Staff's control group on an inspection of the Black Sea Fleet before the upcoming strategic command and staff exercises "Caucasus 2020".[9] On 18 May 2020 he presented diplomas to graduates of the NBC Protection Military Academy.

On 5 October 2021 Liina was appointed Commander of the Baltic Fleet.[2][10][11][12] He was promoted to the rank of admiral on 7 December 2022.[1]

Over his career Liina has received the Orders of Nakhimov, Military Merit and Naval Merit, as well as various medals.[2][7] On 22 April 2023 he was appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet, replacing Admiral Sergei Avakyants.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Путин присвоил звание адмирала командующему Балтийским флотом Лиине". tass.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Лиина Виктор Николаевич". mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Seto juurtega Vene admiral sai Vaikse ookeani laevastiku juhiks". 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Командующий Северным флотом представил личному составу Беломорской военно-морской базы нового командира". flot.com (in Russian). 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ Korablyov, Gennady. "Юбилей экипажа АПЛ 11-й дивизии КСФ". submariners.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.08.2012 г. № 1141" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Экс-командир Беломорской ВМБ назначен начальником штаба Черноморского флота". korabel.ru (in Russian). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12.12.2018 г. № 709" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ^ "РОССИЙСКИЕ УЧЕНИЯ «КАВКАЗ-2020»: АНАЛИЗ ПОДГОТОВКИ, ЗАДАЧ И ЦЕЛЕЙ". opk.com.ua (in Russian). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Замминистра обороны Картаполова уволили с военной службы" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. ^ Gavrilenko, Andrei (11 October 2021). "У Балтийского флота – новый командующий" (in Russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "MIL-OSI Russia: The ceremony of presenting the standard to the new Commander of the Baltic Fleet took place in Kaliningrad". global.foreignaffairs.co.nz. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.