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Corvette 'Hetman Ivan Mazepa' of the Ukrainian Navy launched in
Türkiye, reports citing .
“Had the honor of launching the Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvette. Its
name was chosen in 2021 by President Zelensky. Built in Türkiye, it
will serve Ukraine and will be the first ship of its kind in our
Navy,” Zelenska posted on Twitter.
Ukraine's First Lady wished the corvette fair wind, success and
victories.
On December 14, 2020, the then Defense Minister of Ukraine
Andriy Taran signed an agreement with representatives of Turkey on
corvette construction technologies transfer.
The Republic of Türkiye started construction of the first
corvette for Ukraine in January 2021.
On August 18, by his decree, President Zelensky assigned the
name of Hetman Ivan Mazepa to the Ada-class corvette of the Naval
Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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