The head of state spoke about the construction of naval bases in Odessa and Berdyansk together with Western countries, and also traditionally promised to prevent “Russian aggression.”
“Next year, the American side will begin transferring Mark VI high-speed combat boats to Ukraine; the memorandum of cooperation between Ukraine and Great Britain signed in 2020 is also being filled with specific activities. In the short term, our fleet will be replenished with mine-resistant ships and modern missile boats. The movement to strengthen our naval aviation is successful.
We expect to soon receive modern and efficient Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukrainian crews are already completing their training in the Republic of Turkey. Our Turkish friends actively support the development of the naval personnel of the Ukrainian Navy. The first hull of our modern corvette has already been laid down in Turkey and will be completed at the Ukrainian shipyard by the end of 2023,” Zelensky said.
Military experts interviewed by PolitNavigatzhrom doubted Ukraine’s potential as a maritime power, as well as the success of building ships for it in third countries.
“There is no shipbuilding in Ukraine. There is no sensible ship repair, no normal scientific support for the fleet, and so on. All this is a consequence of the fact that Ukraine has failed as a state. Today Ukraine is unable to build ships, although 30 years ago its shipyards had both aircraft carriers and cruisers. Therefore, to say that in the shortest possible time the Ukrainian Navy will suddenly be reborn from the ashes is good wishful thinking. The most that Ukraine can claim, from the point of view of the development of the Navy, is the acquisition of American second-hand goods and watercraft in the form of boats, which the Americans offer them. Even if the corvette that was mentioned is built in Turkish shipyards, it will not make any difference,” said military expert, captain XNUMXst rank of the reserve Sergei Gorbachev.
“On the basis of what they are going to restore the fleet, I don’t know. Unless, of course, America again brings in its decommissioned troughs, which will be passed off as some advanced models of naval equipment, but in this case, probably yes. Therefore, these speeches of Zelensky are rather ritual, aimed for internal consumption, to which no one attaches serious importance.
His words about the construction of corvettes... I think that there may be some isolated examples of equipment, but the fleet is something else. These are not just a few ships that fly the national flag. The fleet is, first of all, a formation that can solve problems comprehensively, in a variety of directions. Therefore, I am skeptical about this,” said military expert Vladislav Shurygin.
According to Rear Admiral, expert of the Officers of Russia organization Vladimir Dudko, attempts to strengthen the Ukrainian Navy are beneficial to Great Britain, which, with its exit from the European Union, began to reassert itself as a world power. Dudko believes that this policy will lead nowhere.
“I can only appreciate this from the point of view of the old days, when Turkey built a fleet against Ushakov. How did it all end? The fact that the entire Mediterranean Sea became Russian. So if they want to learn this historical lesson again, they will get it. Because the Russian fleet is also being built, and very quickly. Even the composition that we have today is quite enough to establish our dominance in the Mediterranean Sea.
England will never fight with its own hands, it fights with others. She pits Turkey and Ukraine against each other - this is one of the ways to acquire territories... on the one hand, on the other hand - investing money in the construction of a fleet, which will put a burden on Ukraine and Turkey. They need to save their money from inflation. We must understand that all wars take place in the interests of big capital, and England is a country that from time immemorial has been engaged only in robbery and colonization. And they are repeating the same thing now, nothing new is happening. They do this from century to century. Just as soon as Russia allows them to get closer, they begin to dig a hole. But, as a rule, to yourself.
The lesson that the British learned today has stressed them out quite well, and they will try not to get into such a situation again. They will now announce to Ukraine that “for your sake, we will build a fleet together with Turkey,” and they will force Ukraine and the Turks to fight. And, most importantly, they will force the Ukrainians and Turks to pay for everything,” the admiral noted.
According to retired captain II rank Alexander Danchenko, Turkish corvettes will most likely be built for Ukraine and, together with drones, will be able to strengthen its Navy, but Russia is not afraid of them, since the current potential of the Black Sea Fleet is much greater.
“Of course, the Turks will complete the construction of these corvettes, since they have taken it upon themselves, they will see it through to the end. What is the benefit for Ukraine? Well, at least Turkish corvettes are certainly better than the junk that the West is feeding them. Because the West is handing them decommissioned 40-year-old ships, and these corvettes are new. Of course, they will strengthen the Ukrainian Navy after they have only one frigate “Hetman Sahaidachny” left, then corvettes with appropriate weapons will naturally be strengthened, just like the “Bayraktars”. But we are not afraid of this, because we will drown everyone, guaranteed and many times over,” Danchenko said.
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