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Ukraine's "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" Corvette Launched
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov announced on their Twitter account that the Ukrainian Navy’s Hetman Ivan Mazepa Corvette (F-211) is launched today.
What is a "Corvette" ship?:
The Ada class is a class of anti-submarine corvettes developed primarily for the Turkish Navy during the first stage of the MILGEM project. The Turkish Navy has commissioned all four Ada-class corvettes.
More at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada-class_corvette
Who was Hetman Ivan Mazepa? Well I can tell you the Russians don't like him and the Ukrainians view him as a national hero.
More about the Hetman at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Mazepa
