Andrei Nikolayevich Paliy (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Па́лий; 13 February 1971[1] – 20 March 2022[2]) was a Russian naval officer who served as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

[3] He was killed in combat in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[1] In 1993, he chose not to be part of the Ukrainian armed forces and joined the Russian Northern Fleet.

[4] Paliy was also involved in the Russo-Georgian War and the Russian intervention in Syria, according to media sources in Russia.

[6] He was killed in combat on 20 March 2022 in the Battle of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.