Mikhail Khronopulo

Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Хронопуло; 3 May 1933 – 10 April 2012) was a Soviet Navy admiral, the penultimate commander of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. Khronopulo began his naval career serving aboard ships of the Pacific Fleet, and commanded two destroyers, an anti-submarine brigade, and the fleet's . He commanded the Black Sea Fleet between 1985 and 1991, directing the effort to push United States Navy ships out of Soviet waters in the Black Sea bumping incident, and was replaced in late 1991 after being accused of supporting the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.

Mikhail Khronopulo

Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Хронопуло; 3 May 1933 – 10 April 2012) was a Soviet Navy admiral, the penultimate commander of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. Khronopulo began his naval career serving aboard ships of the Pacific Fleet, and commanded two destroyers, an anti-submarine brigade, and the fleet's . He commanded the Black Sea Fleet between 1985 and 1991, directing the effort to push United States Navy ships out of Soviet waters in the Black Sea bumping incident, and was replaced in late 1991 after being accused of supporting the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.