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USC plans to appoint Ilya Samarin head of Northern Shipyard
United Shipbuilding Corporation plans to appoint Ilya Samarin as the new chief executive of Northern Shipyard.
Samarin currently heads Yantar in Kaliningrad.
The planned move would put him in charge of Northern Shipyard.
The change is part of possible leadership shifts at shipyards connected to USC.
The chief executive of USC’s shipyard in Vyborg may also change.
No further details about either change are given.
United Shipbuilding Corporation plans to appoint Ilya Samarin as the new general director of Northern Shipyard.
Samarin heads the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, according to sources cited by RBC.
The sources said the CEO of USC’s shipyard in Vyborg may also change.
The report was published on October 20, 2026.
- Who
- United Shipbuilding Corporation plans to appoint Ilya Samarin, head of Yantar, to lead Northern Shipyard.
- What
- Samarin is to become Northern Shipyard’s new general director.
- When
- The report was published on October 20, 2026. The appointment date was not stated.
- Where
- Northern Shipyard. Samarin currently heads Yantar in Kaliningrad.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Planned appointee
- Ilya Samarin
- Position
- General director of Northern Shipyard
- Current role
- Head of Yantar in Kaliningrad
- Other possible change
- CEO of USC’s shipyard in Vyborg
- Report date
- October 20, 2026