''Hetman Sahaidachny'' ( uk, Гетьман Сагайдачний, translit=Hetman Sahaidachnyi) was a

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

of the

Ukrainian Navy The Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Arme ...

that was originally built at the Kerch Shipyard as a Project 1135.1 patrol ship of the Nerei / Krivak III / Menzhinskiy class. She was launched on 29 March 1992 and commissioned on 2 April 1993. Homeported at

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

since March 2014, she was the

flagship A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the fi ...

of the Ukrainian Navy. Her major armament was a single 100 mm gun. She was

scuttled Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship. Scuttling may be performed to dispose of an abandoned, old, or captured vessel; to prevent the vessel from becoming a navigation hazard; as an act of self-destruction to prevent the ship from being ...

by Ukraine on 4 March 2022 to prevent her falling into the hands of invading Russian forces.

Service history

Built at the Zalyv Shipbuilding yard, the ship was intended to be used by the

Soviet Border Troops The Soviet Border Troops (russian: Пограничные войска СССР, Pogranichnyye voyska SSSR) were the border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to the Soviet state security agency: first to the ''Cheka''/State Political Di ...

as ''Kirov''. However, on 4 July 1993, the newly named (after

Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny ( uk, Петро Конашевич-Сагайдачний; pl, Piotr Konaszewicz-Sahajdaczny; born about 1582 in Kulchytsi, today Sambir Raion – 20 April 1622 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian Cossack political and ...

) ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' raised the flag of the

. She was given the identification number of U130. In 1994, ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' set sail for

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to take part in the 50th-anniversary commemorations of the

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. In 1995, ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' visited

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during the " Idex-95" exhibitions. The frigate was scheduled to visit

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in the United States with ''Kostiantyn Olshansky''. ''Kostiantyn Olshansky'' visited, but ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' did not for unknown reasons. The vessel has also visited ports in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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and

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. Between November 2006 and November 2007, she underwent major repairs in

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at a cost of ₴15 million. In 2008, ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' took part in "

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" in the

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. ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' joined the Naval Force of the European Union (

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) in early January 2014 for

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's "

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" anti-piracy operations off the

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. As she refueled in

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, while Russian forces seized control of Crimea, Russian state media RT falsely reported on 1 March 2014 that the ship's crew had defected to Russia and raised the Russian flag. Shortly afterwards, the Wall Street Journal reported a Ukrainian Defense Ministry statement that the ship was still flying the Ukrainian flag in port in

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. According to the Defense Ministry, the commander of the ship stated that the crew had never defected to the Russians. It arrived in

under the Ukrainian flag on 5 March. The Ukrainian naval command issued a contradictory report that on 14 March 2014, the ship encountered a Russian naval group attempting to enter or having entered Ukrainian territorial waters. As ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' approached the group, they withdrew. In September 2014, the frigate entered Odesa to undergo repairs. In May 2017, she suffered an engine failure shortly after undergoing repairs. In July 2018 she participated in the Sea Breeze 2018 multinational exercises. On 2 April 2018, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her commissioning. In January 2022, it was indicated that the ship would undergo a refit and upgrade.

Scuttling

During the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, the ship was

. On 3 March 2022, a photo emerged showing ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' partially sunk and with a list to

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

. On 4 March, the Ukrainian Defence Minister confirmed that ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' had been scuttled to prevent her capture by the Russian forces. According to the satellite imagery, it possibly happened on 28 February 2022.

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