Pitomnik

"But, Commander, that's the Prime Minister talking. Please, stand down. We don't know what we're fighting for anymore."

- The YN Pitomnik's captain, seconds before being shot down by his fellow ships

The Yuktobanian destroyer Pitomnik is a frigate ship of the Yuktobanian Navy. The ship was one of the many destroyers of the fleet that intercepted the Osean 3rd Fleet at the Ceres Ocean near the end of the Circum-Pacific War. After Prime Minister Seryozha Viktorovich Nikanor announced his presence on the Osean flagship OFS Kestrel, along his planes to restore peace between both countries, the captain of the Yuke fleet order his ships to sink the Osean ships, and Nikanor with them. However, in an act of defiance, the YN Pitomnik's captain questioned his commander's orders, and asked him to stand down, blocking the path of the fleet in the process, after which the fleet commander ordered all ships to fire at the Pitomnik, sinking the frigate in the process. This led its fellow destroyer Gumrak to question its commander, leading to a chain reaction that would lead to several other Yuke ships to defect to the 3rd Fleet.

Trivia

 * The Pitomnik's name is most likely inspired by Pitomnik Airfield, a Soviet airfield from World War II.