In Kiev, called the timing of signing a contract with Britain for the construction of missile boats
Ukraine plans to sign a contract with the UK in August this year for the construction of a series of missile boats. This was reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
According to the Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the construction of boats provides for a memorandum signed on June 21 this year aboard the British destroyer HMS Defender in the port of Odessa. Thus, the contract will be signed within the framework of this document, most likely in August. At least that's how they plan in Kiev.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Mironyuk confirmed his intention to sign the contract at the end of the summer and added that the construction will be financed entirely from the British side. Earlier it was reported that the British Export Credit Agency (Export Credits Guarantee Department - ECGD) will be attracted to finance the needs of the Ukrainian Navy. The amount allocated by London is equal to 1,25 billion pounds sterling (1,6 billion dollars) and is issued for a period of 10 years.
Within the framework of this loan, eight boats will be built according to the British project, as well as the port infrastructure for basing these boats in Ochakov. In Kiev, they said that the first two boats will be built in the UK, the rest in Ukraine. The entity will define London.
As for the Ukrainian enterprise, which will be engaged in construction, the information is different. Some sources say that it has not yet been determined, some call the Nikolaev shipyard "Nibulon" (until 2012 - Shipyard "Liman").
When the construction of these boats will begin and how long it will take is not yet known.
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