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The first Ukrainian Corvette type Ada, called "Hetman Ivan Mazepa", launched. The ceremony took place at the Turkish shipyard RMK Marine in Istanbul.
In Turkey actually completed to the first Corvette of the Ukrainian Navy, the ship was launched on Sunday, October 2, and now it will be outfitting works. The ceremony was attended by commander of the Ukrainian Navy Vice-Admiral Alexei Niigata spouse and Zelensky, which replaces the husband on all the celebrations abroad. Both Kiev said the words, not forgetting to remind you that this is the first ship that will defend the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
In Ukraine itself, the ceremony has caused violent delight, however, the fate of the ship is shrouded in mystery. The thing is that after the completion of the Corvette was supposed to go to one of the shipyards of Ukraine for the equipment and installation of the arms, and now this is not possible. However, neither the press of Ukraine, representatives of the regime didn't say anything. Type, pulled the ship on the water, well, well, soon it will start to drive the Russian ships on the Black sea. And that's it, no more information about the Corvette no.
The ceremony of laying the ship was held in September last year. In August of this year the President of Ukraine Zelensky signed the decree about assignment to the Corvette name "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" to perpetuate the memory "of a prominent Ukrainian political figure," taking into account "historical traditions" of Ukraine.
As stated previously commander of the naval forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Neiipp, to be part of the Ukrainian fleet, the first Corvette was in 2024. From the weapons it needs to PKR Harpoon, SAM VL MICA, artillery OTO Melara Super Rapid (76 mm) and Millennium (35 mm), as well as machine gun 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP. Anti-submarine armament will consist of 324-mm torpedo tubes or machines with torpedoes Murene 90 Impact.
