Denis Berezovsky
Denis Valentinovich Berezovsky (Russian: Дени́с Валенти́нович Березо́вский, Ukrainian: Денис Валентинович Березовський, romanized: Denys Valentynovych Berezovskyi; born 15 July 1974) is a rear admiral and the Russian Black Sea Fleet deputy commander. He is also a former commander of the Ukrainian Navy. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Navy by Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov on 1 March 2014, after the acting commander of the Ukrainian Navy Sergei Yeliseyev defected to Russia the same day. After serving for just one day, on 2 March, he defected to the self-declared pro-Russian separatist Crimean government during the 2014 Crimean crisis. On 24 March 2014, the Defense Minister of Russia Sergei Shoigu appointed Berezovsky as the Russian Black Sea Fleet deputy commander. On 5 March 2014, the Office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine issued an order to detain Berezovsky on suspicion of treason.
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Berezovsky in 2019 | |
| Native name | Дени́с Валенти́нович Березо́вский |
| Born | 15 July 1974 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Ukraine (until 2 March 2014) Crimea (2–24 March 2014) Russia (since 24 March 2014) |
| Service/ | Ukrainian Navy (1996–2014) Russian Navy (2014–present) |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Crimean crisis |