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Ukrainian Navy Today |
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Present day Ukrainian navy is considered to be the third largest in the Black Sea region, after the navies of Russian Federation and Turkey. Ever since Ukraine declared its independence in 1991, a debate has been going on withregards the future of the Black Sea fleet of the Soviet Union. The Crimean peninsula being the main base of the Soviet Navy also became a disputed subject due to its strategical value. Only by 1995 the on going debate has been resolved and Ukraine has settled for the 20% of the whole Black Sea fleet and all of the superstructures in Crimea. The Russian navy had to be partialy relocated to its Azov bases and partialy was leased the naval bace of Simferopol in Crimea. |
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The reason why Ukraine had settled for such deal was that most of the ships of the former Soviet navy were in poor conditions and more money would be spent on modernizing them. Since Ukraine possesses one of the best shipjards of the old Soviet Union, mainly the Mykolaivskyj shipjard, its been descided that new ships would be constructed. |
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Rocket cruiser "Hetman Sahajdachnyj" |
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As of today the naval forces of Ukraine are composed of vessels: |
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Cruiser "Slavutych" on its visit to New York |
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Border guard ship |
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Admiral of the navy M. Ezhel |
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As of 1996 Ukraine had set up a Naval program to finish the uncompleated Soviet wessels and modernize them. New ships such as rocket cruiser "Hetman Sahajdachnyj" were built. By the end of 2000 four new cruisers of the same class are being constructed. |
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On the international scene Ukrainian Navy widely cooperates with other naval powers in the region and beyond. Thus to improve the Georgian navy, Ukraine has handed over four coastal ships and accepted Georgian students into its Marine Academy. Each year such partnership programs as Sea Brease involve naval exersises with ships from United States and other Nato countries. |
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Submarine base in Crimea |
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Unindentified cruser |
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Captain and his trainee |
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Launching of a missile |