The COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed by the Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa. A source in the command of the national fleet told " In connection with the illness of the commander, several dozen officers who had been in contact with him recently left for self-isolation.. This incident will not affect the defense of the state: both Neizhpapa and others are asymptomatic, they work, but remotely, keeping in touch with each other, the Navy said.