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Ukraine's Interim President, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Turchynov has appointed rear admiral Denis Berezovsky commander-in-chief of the Naval Forces of Ukraine.

The corresponding decree of March 1 has been posted on the Web site of the interim president. Previously Yuriy Ilyin was commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Navy.