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|name = Anton Valerievich Kuprin
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|birth_date = August 3, 1978
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|death_place = [[Russian cruiser Moskva|''Moskva'']], [[Black Sea]]
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*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
**[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]{{KIA}}
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[[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>
He is aged 43, and is married.
==Sources==
*[https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-russian-black-sea-flagship-moskva-allegedly-attacked-by-ukrainians-has-sunk-state-owned-media-12590404]
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[[Category:1970s births]]
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