Yuri Startsev

Yuri Vladimirovich Startsev (; born 11 August 1950) is a retired officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of Vice-Admiral, and served as commander of the Caspian Flotilla between 2002 and 2005.

Biography Startsev was born on 11 August 1950 in Simferopol, in what was then the Soviet Union. He entered the Soviet Navy, graduating from the Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School in Sevastopol in 1972 with a specialisation in ship missile weaponry. After graduation he was assigned to the Caspian Flotilla, where over the next five years until 1977 he rose from the position of commander of an artillery combat unit, to commander of a medium landing ship. He carried out further studies at the Grechko Naval Academy, enrolling in 1977 and graduating in 1980, and returning to the Caspian Flotilla as commander of a division of training ships. In 1982, he was appointed chief of staff of a brigade of patrol ships, and then commander of a brigade of landing ships in 1986. In 1991 he was appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Caspian Flotilla. In retirement Startsev has remained active in veterans and educational affairs related to the Caspian Flotilla, speaking at conferences, and attending the 302nd anniversary of the foundation of the Caspian Flotilla on 15 November 2024. He became a council member of the Astrakhan regional branch of the organisation.

Honours and awards Over his career Startsev has received the Order of Military Merit, the Order of Naval Merit, the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Second and Third Classes, the Medal "For Battle Merit", and various other medals.