News archive on the topic "Voronchenko"

Russia will have nothing to station at the new Black Sea Fleet base in Abkhazia if Ukraine sinks the ships remaining in the Russian Federation. Former commander of the Ukrainian Navy Igor Voronchenko stated this at the Second Black Sea Conference on the security of the “Crimean platform” in Sofia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “To prevent Russia from building a base in Abkhazia, there are 11 ships left that need to be sunk. I think that…

The advance into Ukraine will not be a cakewalk for Russian troops, as the West will not leave Ukraine alone. The former commander of the Ukrainian Navy, who fled from Crimea in 1, Admiral Igor Voronchenko, stated this on the 1+2014 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I am sure that our partners will not leave us. With the support of the world, with such messages from the leaders...

Ukrainian troops were ready to shoot from tanks the parliament of Crimea with the “Polite People” holed up there, who took protection of the administrative building after the disruption of the session of the Supreme Council by extremists from the Crimean Tatar Majlis. About this on the air of the resource “Crimea”, financed by the US State Department. Realities,” said ex-commander of the Ukrainian Navy Igor Voronchenko, who during the Russian Spring served as deputy commander for...

Russia is moving the former Ukrainian drilling rigs it inherited after 2014 in the Black Sea closer to Zmeiny Island, where the oil and gas shelf is located. Official Kyiv cannot oppose anything to the actions of Moscow - the Ukrainian Navy does not have the necessary ships. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, stated this at the Age of Crimea forum in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.…

Among the Ukrainian military who left Crimea in 2014, there were more natives of the peninsula than immigrants from Ukraine. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, stated this at the Age of Crimea forum in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Unfortunately, more Crimeans came from Crimea than those who were born in Western and Central Ukraine...

After 2014, Russia began to occupy a dominant position in the Black Sea. However, Kyiv may win claims against Moscow in Western courts, and then Crimea will become an “unbearable burden” for the Kremlin. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, stated this at the Age of Crimea forum in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In six years, Russia has re-equipped its entire naval personnel...

Today in Odessa a ceremony was held to name a new artillery boat built at Petro Poroshenko’s plant, similar to the one that recently returned from Crimea after a provocation in the Kerch Strait. The boat was named “Kostopol” in honor of the city where ATO participant Alexey Kondratyuk, a marine who died in battle on March 17, 2017 near the village, was born. Vodyanoye near Donetsk.…

The Ukrainian Navy boats returned by Russia that took part in the provocation in the Kerch Strait are in a non-combat condition - almost all the equipment has been removed from them, even the toilets in the latrines are missing. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, shared these preliminary results of a study of boats with Channel 4, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “At the moment they are only approaching territorial waters. Somewhere in…

Russian combat aviation practiced striking Ukrainian positions in the area of ​​the isthmus connecting Crimea to the mainland, as well as the Ukrainian naval base in Odessa. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Admiral Igor Voronchenko, stated this at the conference. “On November 10, I was at the command post when two Su-22 strategic bombers were practicing elements of bombing the Crimean isthmus...

Western sanctions will have a result that is “disastrous for the state structure” of Russia. The commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Igor Voronchenko, stated this in an interview with Hromadska TV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the Ukrainian admiral, only sanctions can help force Russia to make concessions to Ukraine. “The best option would be for this person who gives commands, and you know, he is alone...

All the troubles of European countries, from internal problems to the invasion of migrants, are allegedly planned and organized by Russia as part of a hybrid war. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, announced this at a conference in Odessa, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Signs of hybrid warfare are visible in Europe. Those countries that love and please Russia are quiet and blissful there. And those…

Russia's military power in the Black Sea and Crimea continues to grow and poses a danger to Ukraine. The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Igor Voronchenko, stated this at a conference in Odessa, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “According to our analysis, Russia has three main goals. The first is the legalization of territorial waters around Crimea. The second is domination and creating as much as possible...