Aleksandr Nosatov

Admiral Aleksandr Nosatov
Nosatov in 2016
Born	(1963-03-27) 27 March 1963 (age 61) Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union (to 1991)  Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Years of service	1981–2024
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Baltic Fleet
Awards	Order of Military Merit Order of Naval Merit

Admiral Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nosatov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Носатов; born 27 March 1963) is a retired Russian Navy officer who was Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy from 2021 to 2024.

Born in Sevastopol, Nosatov's initial service was with the Soviet Navy's Pacific Fleet during the last years of the Soviet Union. He remained in the navy after its formation as a Russian military force, rising through the ranks and serving in a number of posts in the Pacific Fleet. Following studies at the Naval Academy, he took command of his own ship in 2000. Various staff appointments followed, before Nosatov transferred to the Black Sea Fleet as its deputy commander, and then chief of staff, in the early 2010s. He briefly became head of the Naval Academy in 2016, shortly before a purge of the Baltic Fleet's higher echelons that year. Having served for only just over a month as head of the academy, Nosatov was appointed acting commander of the Baltic Fleet, and subsequently confirmed in the post later that year. He was promoted to admiral in 2018, and has received several awards and decorations over his career.