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|death_place = [[Russian cruiser Moskva|''Moskva'']], [[Black Sea]]
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[[Captain 1st rank]] '''Anton Valerievich Kuprin''' (August 3, 1978&ndash;April 2022) was a Russian Navy officer. He was the captain of the Russian cruiser [[Russian cruiser Moskva|''Moskva'']], the flagship of the [[Black Sea Fleet]].<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/moskva-captain-killed-missile-ukraine-war-anton-kuprin-b994571.html?itm_source=Internal&itm_channel=homepage_trending_article_component&itm_campaign=trending_section&itm_content=5</ref>
[[Captain 1st rank]] '''Anton Valerievich Kuprin''' (born August 3, 1978) is a Russian Navy officer. He was the captain of the Russian cruiser [[Russian cruiser Moskva|''Moskva'']], the flagship of the [[Black Sea Fleet]].<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/moskva-captain-killed-missile-ukraine-war-anton-kuprin-b994571.html?itm_source=Internal&itm_channel=homepage_trending_article_component&itm_campaign=trending_section&itm_content=5</ref>


Ukrainian officials claim he was killed when ''Moskva'' was sunk during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/04/15/moskva-commander-anton-valerievich-kuprin-died-sank/</ref>
Ukrainian officials claim he was killed when ''Moskva'' was sunk during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/04/15/moskva-commander-anton-valerievich-kuprin-died-sank/</ref>


He was aged 43, and was married.
He is aged 43, and is married.


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[[Category:Russian Navy personnel]]
[[Category:Russian Navy personnel]]
[[Category:Russian military personnel killed in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
[[Category:Captains who went down with the ship]]


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Revision as of 23:34, 16 April 2022

Anton Valerievich Kuprin
BornAugust 3, 1978
DiedMoskva, Black Sea
Allegiance Russia
Service/branch Russian Navy
Years of service–2022
RankCaptain 1st rank
UnitBlack Sea Fleet
CommandsCaptain of Moskva
Battles/wars

Captain 1st rank Anton Valerievich Kuprin (born August 3, 1978) is a Russian Navy officer. He was the captain of the Russian cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet.[1]

Ukrainian officials claim he was killed when Moskva was sunk during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

He is aged 43, and is married.

Sources