Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets (Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Капита́нец; 10 January 1928 – 25 September 2018) was a Russian admiral of the fleet. He was in the Soviet Navy. In 1973 Kapitanets was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and commanded the Kamchatka squadron. He was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1975.