{"id":57692,"date":"2020-08-19T15:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/19\/britain-moves-to-boost-ukraines-naval-chops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:14:00","slug":"britain-moves-to-boost-ukraines-naval-chops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/08\/19\/britain-moves-to-boost-ukraines-naval-chops\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain moves to boost Ukraine\u2019s naval chops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON \u2014 Britain is stepping up its military support in Ukraine with an announcement that the U.K. will lead a multinational maritime initiative to train the Ukrainian navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a visit to Ukraine on Aug. 17 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the Royal Navy is coordinating a training initiative which also involves Canada, Denmark and Sweden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training initiative will be complemented by U.S. security assistance support, said the British Ministry of Defence in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other nations are expected to join the naval training effort, said the MoD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British-led training will focus on areas such as navigation, operational planning, military diving, sea surveillance, firefighting and damage control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Navy also plans to deploy warships to the region later in the year, Wallace said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan visited Ukraine as part of the NATO\u2019s Sea Breeze exercise. That followed a visit by the survey ship HMS Echo.<\/p>\n\n\n\t