Vladimir Vysotsky (admiral)

Vladimir Vysotsky
Vladimir Vysotsky
Native name	Владимир Сергеевич Высоцкий
Born	18 August 1954; Komarno, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	February 5, 2021 (aged 66); Moscow, Russia
Buried	Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union (to 1991); Russia;
Branch	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy;
Service years	1971–2012
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy; Northern Fleet; 36th Missile Ship Division; Minsk;
Awards	Order of Merit for the Fatherland; Order of Military Merit; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class;
Alma mater	Nakhimov Naval School; P.S. Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School; N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy; Russian General Staff Academy;
Other work	Deputy General Director, ARMZ Uranium Holding

Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky (18 August 1954 – 5 February 2021) was a Russian admiral who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy from 2007 to 2012. He was previously the commander of the Northern Fleet from 2005 to 2007 and chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet from 2004 to 2005. Vysotsky graduated from the Nakhimov Naval School in 1971 and the P.S. Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School in 1976.