Ukrainian cruiser Ukrayina
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The Ukrainian cruiser
Ukrayina is a Slava class cruiser
ordered by the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. The ship was laid down in 1983 and launched in 1990 just before the fall of the Soviet union. Because of budget constraints work on the cruiser stopped in the early 1990s and the ship was left unfinished. In 1993 the cruiser was withdrawn from Russia’s Navy and passed to Ukraine
. In 1997 Ukraine stated that it had no need for the cruiser and was willing to sell it. Russia was unwilling to buy the cruiser, China and India was then approached but showed no interest at the time. According to Ukrainian sources the Cruiser needs 30 million dollars to be finished.
in southern Ukraine. In April 2010, sources from the Russian defense committee claimed that Russia had plans to buy the unfinished cruiser from Ukraine and in May 2010, after talks with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev
in Kiev
, Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych
stated that they had come to an agreement to finish the ship together. Because of Ukraine's lack of funds, it is unlikely that the cruiser will be commissioned in the Ukrainian Navy
. Many experts believe that Russia will buy the cruiser from Ukraine when finished.
On 18 November 2010 the Ukrainian defense minister Mikhail Yezhel said that Russian partners did want to purchase the cruiser but that they wanted to inspect the cruiser before making a definitive decision.
On 21 January 2011 Russian navy sources stated that Russia only is interested in obtaining the cruiser if they can have it free of charge. By early March 2011 Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdiukov, stated that Russia was still waiting for an acceptable offer from Ukraine regarding potential procurement of the missile cruiser. His Ukrainian counterpart Mikhail Yezhel responded that he would not scrap a 95% complete warship and that the issue would be resolved in the near future.
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
Ukrayina is a Slava class cruiser
Slava class cruiser
The Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia.-Design:...
ordered by the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. The ship was laid down in 1983 and launched in 1990 just before the fall of the Soviet union. Because of budget constraints work on the cruiser stopped in the early 1990s and the ship was left unfinished. In 1993 the cruiser was withdrawn from Russia’s Navy and passed to Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In 1997 Ukraine stated that it had no need for the cruiser and was willing to sell it. Russia was unwilling to buy the cruiser, China and India was then approached but showed no interest at the time. According to Ukrainian sources the Cruiser needs 30 million dollars to be finished.
Status
The cruiser sits docked and unfinished at the harbor of MykolaivMykolaiv
Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...
in southern Ukraine. In April 2010, sources from the Russian defense committee claimed that Russia had plans to buy the unfinished cruiser from Ukraine and in May 2010, after talks with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...
stated that they had come to an agreement to finish the ship together. Because of Ukraine's lack of funds, it is unlikely that the cruiser will be commissioned in the Ukrainian Navy
Ukrainian Navy
The Ukrainian Naval Forces is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was established in 1992. It consists of 5 branches: surface forces, submarine forces, Navy aviation, coast rocket-artillery and marines...
. Many experts believe that Russia will buy the cruiser from Ukraine when finished.
On 18 November 2010 the Ukrainian defense minister Mikhail Yezhel said that Russian partners did want to purchase the cruiser but that they wanted to inspect the cruiser before making a definitive decision.
On 21 January 2011 Russian navy sources stated that Russia only is interested in obtaining the cruiser if they can have it free of charge. By early March 2011 Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdiukov, stated that Russia was still waiting for an acceptable offer from Ukraine regarding potential procurement of the missile cruiser. His Ukrainian counterpart Mikhail Yezhel responded that he would not scrap a 95% complete warship and that the issue would be resolved in the near future.