04 March 2022
Ukraine conflict: Ukraine scuttles navy's lone frigate
by Prathamesh Karle
Ukraine flooded its lone frigate, the Project 1135.1 Krivak III-class ship Hetman Sagaidachny, to avoid its use by the Russian Navy, Ukraine's defence minister has confirmed.
In a statement on his Facebook social media page on 4 March, Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov said the 123.5 m long vessel, which was under repairs, was ordered to be flooded. He did not provide details of when the ship was flooded.
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Ukraine flooded its lone frigate, the Project 1135.1 Krivak III-class ship Hetman Sagaidachny, to av...
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