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The Turkish presidential administration has stated that it will not allow two British minesweepers donated to Ukraine through the straits into the Black Sea. “Our respective allies have been duly informed that the mine-hunting ships donated to Ukraine by the United Kingdom will not be allowed to pass through the Turkish straits into the Black Sea as long as the war continues,” Ankara said.…
The creation of a “maritime coalition” between Great Britain and Norway to help the Ukrainian Navy is more of a political rather than a military step. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, as stated by former UN Deputy Secretary-General Sergei Ordzhonikidze. “This is a deliberate escalation of tension. This is a transfer of efforts from the northern Baltic direction, where Britain has just completed exercises, to the southern one. This coalition cannot be called a serious military alliance...
The transfer of a series of minesweepers to the Ukrainian Navy, announced by Western countries, could theoretically be carried out, but Russia will consider them a legitimate target. A Navy officer reported this to PolitNavigator. “This project may well be implemented, but under certain conditions. As long as Turkey complies with the Montreux Convention, it is not possible to bring warships of non-Black Sea countries into the Black Sea. The only options left are: bring...
The minesweepers “Chernigov” and “Cherkassy”, which were transferred by London to Kyiv, were spotted at the berths in Great Britain. Ukrainian propagandist Andrei Tsaplienko writes about this on his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The minesweeper Cherkasy M311 was spotted in Britain along with the minesweeper Chernigov M310 off the Scottish coast. These are not the same Ukrainian minesweepers, one of which in 2014...
The Ministry of Defense will accelerate the transfer of two new Project 12700 Alexandrite ships to the Black Sea Fleet. Already this year, the minesweepers “Vladimir Emelyanov” and “Georgy Kurbatov” will begin service in Sevastopol. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, citing sources in the defense department, Izvestia reports. The minesweepers will be part of the 68th brigade of water area security ships. It is noted that both ships are…
The signing of a memorandum with Great Britain on the construction of naval bases and the transfer of two Sandown-class minesweepers to Kyiv, which was advertised by the Ukrainian authorities, risks turning out to be a dubious acquisition. This was stated by Kyiv experts interviewed by PolitNavigator. According to the signed document, the British side will design and build missile boats for Ukraine to create a so-called mosquito fleet. Ukraine and Great Britain also agreed to restore...
Moscow - Kyiv, July 4 (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Four warships from the Second Standing NATO Mine Sweeping Group entered the Black Sea. are heading to the Bulgarian port of Burgas, where they are planned to participate in joint exercises with the Bulgarian Navy under the code name “Breeze,” Kommersant reports. Subscribe to the Navigator - Kyiv news on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Four...
