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The launch of the Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi. Photo: Umierov on Facebook
The second Ada-class corvette Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi, built for Ukraine, has been launched in Türkiye.
Source: Rustem Umierov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine; the Clash Report news outlet; Militarnyi, a Ukrainian military-themed news outlet
Details: Umierov said that he and First Lady Olena Zelenska took part in the launch of the Ukrainian corvette.
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The launch of the Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi.
Photo: Umierov on Facebook
The launching ceremony took place at the RMK Marine shipyard in Istanbul. The ceremony was also attended by Oleksii Neizhpapa, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy; Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar Machine; and Mustafa Dzhemilev, Chairman of the Mejlis, an executive body which represents the Crimean Tatar people.
The launch of the Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi.
Photo: Umierov on Facebook
The Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi and the Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvettes were built in Türkiye – in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The first corvette went on sea trials on 29 May.
Militarnyi web portal stressed that the Ukrainian Ada-class corvettes are armed with a 76mm naval artillery gun, 12.7mm STAMP remote-controlled weapon stations, fire control radars, satellite systems, electronic warfare systems, and Mk 36 SRBOC dipole jamming systems.
Background:
- In August 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the first Ada-class corvette of the Ukrainian Navy, which was being built by Türkiye, after Hetman Ivan Mazepa.
- In August 2023, it was reported that Türkiye would build a second Ada-class corvette for the needs of the Ukrainian Navy, and the ship was laid at a shipyard in Istanbul.
- On 8 March 2024, Zelenskyy named the second corvette after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi.
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