Ukraine is refitting and expanding its naval fleet, including repairing its flagship, the frigate Hetman Sahaydachnyy, to counter a Russian military build-up in the annexed territory of Crimea, the commander of the Ukrainian navy says.
The upgrade will be helped by $30mn worth of US aid, part of a $500mn package from Washington for the Ukrainian military which Kiev expects to receive next year.
“Step by step we will rebuild our fleet from the beginning,” Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko told Reuters in an interview.
“Our capacities in terms of quality will be better that the ones which remained in Crimea.”
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Source: Gulf times
