Template:Did you know nominations/Mikhail Motsak

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:07, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

Mikhail Motsak

  • ... that Russian Vice-Admiral Mikhail Motsak planned the naval exercise during which the submarine Kursk was lost, was involved in the search operations, and then oversaw her salvage? Source: Moore, "As the Northern Fleet's chief of staff, Motsak had direct responsibility for planning the summer exercise", p. 46.; Flynn, "At 1814, the Northern Fleet chief of staff, Admiral Motsak, puts the search and rescue effort into higher gear, ordering five IL-39 search planes into the air from Severomorsk.", p. 84.; Truscott, "The headquarters of the so-called 'Special Mission Expedition' were aboard the Severomorsk, and commanded by Vice-Admiral Motsak.", p. 169.
    • ALT1:... that Russian Vice-Admiral Mikhail Motsak, who oversaw the salvage of the wreck of the submarine Kursk, is buried in the same cemetery as a number of the crew who died aboard her? Source: "The funeral service and funeral of the Vice Admiral, who led the raising of the sunken submarine Kursk, begins at ten in the morning and ends at the Serafimovsky cemetery, where the mass grave of the dead submariners is located." ([1])

Created by Spokoyni (talk). Self-nominated at 00:28, 14 November 2019 (UTC).

  • Article is new enough, long enough, neutral, and well written. Both hooks are interesting and supported by inline references, AGF for offline and Russian sources. QPQ is done. No copyvio found. Good to go. -Zanhe (talk) 02:10, 21 November 2019 (UTC)