Ukrainian media report on the feat of the Ukrainian Navy flagship that stopped the Russian invasion
Odessa, March 20 (Navigator, Olga Nikolaeva) - The flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, the frigate "Getman Sahaidachny", which left Odessa to carry out combat missions, stopped the invasion of the territorial waters of Ukraine by 4 warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and 2 Mi-35 fire support helicopters.
This was reported by the Dumskaya website with reference to information from the Navy command.
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“The frigate left the Odessa port on March 14 and arrived in a certain area of the Black Sea. There he discovered 4 warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and 2 Mi-35 fire support helicopters. The Russians tried to cross the sea border of Ukraine,” the publication reports.
The commander of the Sagaidachny, captain of the first rank Roman Pyatnitsky, entered into negotiations with the violators and demanded that they leave the territorial waters of our country, but the Black Sea Fleet ships did not change course and continued to move towards Ukraine.
In this regard, a combat alert was announced on the Ukrainian frigate, the ship became close to Russian units. As a result, the Russians retreated into neutral waters.
Sagaidachny’s weapons were not used during the incident, the publication clarifies.
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