Russia has refused to buy the cruiser "Ukraine"

Deputy director Rosoboroneksport Ivan Goncharenko refuted a statement by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on the planned sale of the Russian Federation unfinished missile cruiser "Ukraine", RIA Novosti.

In summer 2008, Yuriy Yekhanurov said such a ship as the cruiser "Ukraine", "in the Black Sea to do nothing" because it is designed for warfare in the ocean. He also said that Russia, which has large ocean areas, such a ship required and that consideration is being given to its sale of Moscow.

In April 2005, at the talks in Moscow, the defense ministers of Ukraine and Russia decided not to pursue completion of the cruiser, believing that the requirements of this ship from the armed forces of both nations do not. But earlier interest in acquiring "Ukraine" showed India and China, and in addition to the target, considered its use in the entertainment business.

Construction of the cruiser "Ukraine", previously called "Fleet Admiral Lobov, started at Shipyard city of Nikolayev in 1984, commissioned by the Navy USSR. At the time of its estimated cost was about U.S. $ 600 million. In May 1992, the cruiser was built has been commissioned by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Currently, the technical readiness of the cruiser is estimated at 96 percent. To complete required some 150 million hryvnia. But funding for the completion of in recent years are either not available or was negligible. However, its contents annually cost the budget of 1 million hryvnia.

"Ukraine is a Horizontal ship with the leader of the Russian Black Sea Fleet cruiser" Moscow ". The cruiser is equipped with a maritime version of the land system S-300 - missile complex of medium-range C-300 "Fort". In addition, the board installed 16 anti-missile launchers, "Basalt, 3 batteries shestistvolnyh 30-millimeter guns AK-630 Vympel, two torpedo tubes, 130-millimeter artillery system, the main fire. For the exploration and adjust fire on board the helicopter.