The Ukrainian navy has just received its first new anti-ship battery. The prototype Neptune missile system, which the Kiev State Design Bureau handed over Monday, signals a wide-reaching effort to harden the Ukrainian coast against Russian attack.
Defense Minister Andrei Taran was on hand—presumably in Kiev—to accept the Neptune system. “Thanks to the joint work of the defense ministry and state-owned enterprises, it was possible to manufacture weapons of a new generation and increase the deterrent potential and increase Ukraine's influence at sea,” TaranIn addition to the Neptune, the navy also is acquiring new missile-armed attack craft and oceangoing corvettes.
“Our ... task is to include the Neptune system, missile and patrol boats, as well as corvettes, into a single defense system that can repel the enemy from the sea," Taran said. When Russian troops invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, they quickly overran the Ukrainian navy’s port facilities and captured many of the fleet’s aging, Soviet-vintage ships.
After the annexation was complete, Ukraine was left with just one large warship—the 404-foot-long frigate—plus a few dozen smaller boats. The fleet stood no chance against Russia’s own Black Sea fleet with its cruiser, destroyer, five frigates, seven submarines and two dozen patrol boats.
Say thank you to corrupted politicians/public office holders for supporting radical Armenian diaspora. Because of their delusional dream to cup/paste/reshape the maps, we got 2nd Russian base in AZE, so-called peace keepers. Armenia has a large full size of Russian military base
Bloody funny!
I słusznie, Ukraina wie co robi
Isn't the tension in Ukraine further justify the need of Nord Stream 2? US foreign policy is such a failure.
Superb 👌