Britain announced that it will send two mine hunting ships of the British Royal Navy to Ukraine on the grounds that it will strengthen its ability to operate at sea.
In the statement made by the British Ministry of Defense, it was stated that Britain would launch a coalition with Norway to “improve Ukraine’s maritime capability” and that two mine hunting ships would be supplied to Ukraine in this context.
It was emphasized in the statement that the coalition in question will improve the support provided by the United Kingdom, Norway and other countries to Ukraine, and said, “In the long term, this support will help Ukraine transform its navy, make it more compatible with its Western allies, be more interoperable with NATO and ensure security in the Black Sea.” will help increase it.” expressions were used.
The statement evaluated that strengthening the maritime capabilities of the Ukrainian navy, in particular, will help counter the threat posed by Russian naval mines and help restore Ukraine’s maritime exports.
It has been reported that British Defense Minister Grant Shapps will approve the decision to supply ships to Ukraine today.
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