Lipilin Sergei Vladimirovich

Lipilin Sergei Vladimirovich

Sergei Lipilin was born on August 26, 1965 in the city of Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Region.

Education

Sergey Lipilin graduated from the mine-torpedo department of the Pacific Higher Naval School. S.O. Makarov.

Biography

1987

Lipilin began officer service in 1987 in the Pacific Fleet as commander of the command group of the mine-torpedo warhead of the guard ship "Retivy." He commanded the destroyers "Fearless" and "Fast."

2004-2021

In 2004, he was appointed commander of the Varyag Guards Missile Cruiser.

From 2014 to 2018 - commander of troops and forces in the North-East of Russia. From 2018 to 2021, he served as deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

In April 2021, he was appointed chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet.

2024: Appointment as Commander of the Baltic Fleet

On July 8, 2024, Sergei Lipilin was appointed commander of the Baltic Fleet, former fleet commander Vice Admiral Vladimir Vorobyov became deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy.

Today, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, presented to the command staff of the Baltic Fleet the new fleet commander, Vice Admiral Sergei Lipilin, who previously served as Chief of Staff of the Fleet, the Baltfot press service said on July 8, 2024.

According to Interfax, the Baltic Fleet is an operational-strategic association of the Russian Navy on the Baltic Sea. According to official information, the main basing points are Baltiysk (Kaliningrad region) and Kronstadt (Leningrad region). According to the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Baltic Fleet includes, in particular, the connection of surface ships, a division of diesel submarines, connections of auxiliary and search and rescue ships, and coastal troops.^[1]

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