Russia navy sailors officers in South Africa
Russian military personnel at a press conference in the port in Richards Bay, South Africa on February 22, 2023.
  • Ukraine claimed it killed Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander, Viktor Solokov, in a strike on Friday.
  • Dmytro Pletenchuk said Russia's navy is now like a "chicken running around without a head," per CNN.
  • But on Tuesday, Russia's defense ministry shared a video of Sokolov apparently taking part in a meeting.

Russia's navy is like a "chicken running around without a head" after the alleged death of its top commander in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian official said.