Russia lost its $750 million flagship Moskva in April when Ukrainian forces reportedly hit the vessel with two Neptune missiles.
Lord Admiral Alan West, a Former First Sea Lord - the U.K.'s top naval officer - told Sky News the minehunters would be a"game changer" for the navy in Ukraine.
"They should be able to clear a main route out of their ports very quickly," the admiral set, pointing to the need toExports from the Black Sea ports resumed in August after Russia lifted its blockade but there is still a threat from undersea mines and progress on exports has been slow. The U.K.'s defense ministry said Russia had been"weaponizing food by destroying Ukrainian agriculture and blockading the country's Black Sea ports to prevent exports, with devastating consequences for the world's poorest people as food prices rise."
The ministry said that"efforts to get food out of the country continue to be hampered by sea mines left by Russian forces along Ukraine's coast."The minehunter drones are likely to add pressure to Russia, whichwas lost after Ukraine claimed to have struck the vessel with Neptune missiles. The Russian government claimed the ship, which had an estimated value of $750 million, sank after a fire onboard.
Malta-flagged bulk carrier M/V Rojen vessel, carrying tons of corn, leaves the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, before heading to Teesport in the United Kingdom, on August 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Inset, Ukrainian Navy divers take part in classroom and practical training with Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. The UK will provide Ukraine with undersea minehunter drones.
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