| Andrei Paliy | |
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| Native Name: | Андрей Николаевич Палий |
| Native Name Lang: | Russian |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1971[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Death Date: | 20 March 2022 (age 51) |
| Death Place: | Mariupol, Ukraine |
| Serviceyears: | 1993–2022 |
| Rank: | Captain 1st rank |
| Unit: | Black Sea Fleet |
| Commands: | Deputy commander |
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Andrei Nikolayevich Paliy (ru|Андре́й Никола́евич Па́лий; 13 February 1971 – 20 March 2022) was a Russian naval officer who served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.[2] He was killed in combat in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] [3]
Paliy was born in Kyiv[3] on 13 February 1971. In 1993, he chose not to be part of the Ukrainian armed forces and joined the Russian Northern Fleet.[3]
He served on the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy.[3]
Paliy was also involved in the Russo-Georgian War and the Russian intervention in Syria, according to media sources in Russia.[4]
After the Russian annexation of Crimea, Paliy worked for the Russian naval academy in Sevastopol.[3]
He reached the rank of captain 1st rank and served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.[2] According to Kommersant, he became deputy commander in 2019.[5]
He was killed in combat on 20 March 2022 in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] [3] [6] A funeral was held in Sevastopol on 23 March.[4] [7]