Efremov Dmitry Leonidovich

Efremov Dmitriy Leonidovich is a Captain 1st Rank, Chief of Staff — First Deputy Commander of a naval base — military unit 99608 — Novorossiysk Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

According to open registries, while serving as Chief of Staff — First Deputy Commander of the Novorossiysk Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces, he carried out direct operational command of the staff, planning, organization, and coordination of actions of subordinate ship formations, submarines, and coastal units, as well as organizing their comprehensive combat and logistical support.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that this individual is involved in organizing and supporting military aggression from the maritime direction, specifically the preparation and logistical support for missile strikes with sea-launched cruise missiles against densely populated cities, energy and civilian infrastructure facilities that are not military targets.

These actions led to mass casualties among the civilian population and large-scale destruction, constituting a component of the Russian Federation's aggressive war against Ukraine and simultaneously containing signs of violations of the laws and customs of war.

Furthermore, the individual did not exercise the right to refuse to carry out a clearly criminal order, the obligation not to fulfill which is stipulated by norms of international law, thus becoming an accomplice to the crime. L. has held the position of Chief of Staff of the base since 2021.