4 Mar 2022 16:31

Ukrainian Navy's flagship Hetman Sahaidachny sunk - defense minister

KYIV. March 4 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Navy's flagship under repairs was sunk by its commander, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said.

"The commander of the Ukrainian Navy flagship has fulfilled the order to sink the ship, so that the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate under repairs does not fall into the hands of the enemy. It's hard to imagine a more difficult decision to make," Reznikov said on Facebook on Friday.

He said he was hoping that Ukraine would build a new, "modern and powerful" fleet in the future.