UK deploying Royal Navy ship to Ukraine in 2019

The Royal Navy will deploy multi-role hydrographic survey ship HMS Echo to Ukraine next year in response to what the UK defense secretary identified as Russia’s intensifying threats and aggression. In a meeting with the visiting Ukrainian defense minister General Stepan Poltorak, UK defense secretary Gavin Williamson announced a range of forthcoming deployments and exercises that … Continue reading UK deploying Royal Navy ship to Ukraine in 2019