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3 of September, 00:02

The U.S. defense Department gave advice to Ukraine to modernize Navy
Kiev is necessary to upgrade their naval forces, said the Commander deployed in the Mediterranean with the 6th fleet of the U.S. Navy Vice Admiral James Foggo, telling them about the meeting with the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
"maybe the story is about adding new military courts, how will allow Their budget," said Foggo, reports RIA " Novosti ". According to his statement, " without a doubt, the Ukrainians are expected to be substantial work on a number of fronts ".
The commander of the 6th fleet said that the Ukrainian equipped with weapons forces lose people at the end of hostilities, but it does not change Their quality." They have lost in number, but they have the professionalism of those who decided to be on the side of Ukraine, " he said. On Tuesday the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk During the opening of the military exercises on the Black sea Sea Breeze said that the naval forces of Ukraine will return to the Crimea. On the first day of the week in Ukraine were initiated multinational military exercise Sea Breeze 2015 with the participation of NATO countries. It was stated that this year the Sea Breeze exercises will be the most extensive in recorded history. They will participate to 2, 5 thousand Soldiers from different countries. It was announced that the Ukrainian army will involve a thousand soldiers, nine vessels, eight aircraft and helicopters, up to 50 units of wheeled vehicles, from the State border service of Ukraine ? about 10 patrol boats. Such exercises have been held since 1997 in the framework of bilateral cooperation. Their conduct caused numerous protests in Mykolaiv and Odessa regions, often accompanied by clashes. Twice maneuvers were disrupted, for example due to resistance of local authorities.

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