Ukraine Sets Russian Supply Ship on Fire. Thwarts Russian Armored Column River Crossing
Ukrainian forces destroyed a pontoon bridge and parts of Russian armored column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video footage released by Ukraine's military showed on Friday, and a Russian naval ship was set afire in the Black Sea.Russia has suffered setbacks on the battlefield as Ukraine drives its troops out of the region around the second-largest city of Kharkiv, the fastest advance since forcing the Kremlin's forces from Kyiv and the northeast over a month ago.Reuters journalists have confirmed Ukraine is now in control of territory stretching to the banks of the Siverskiy Donets River, around 40 km (25 miles)…
Russia Expels British Warship from Waters Near Annexed Crimea
A senior Russian security official said on Thursday that Moscow had used its navy and air force to expel a British warship, HMS Dragon, from what he described as Russian territorial waters near Russian-annexed Crimea last October.Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, drawing sanctions and condemnation from the West. Kyiv wants the territory back.Vladimir Kulishov, first deputy head of the FSB security service, said Russia had told the vessel not to enter its waters, but that it had crossed what he said was the border on Oct.
H&W Gets RoRo Contract
Harland and Wolff signed a deal with the British Defense Ministry to build two RoRo ferries. The two 14,200 dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in October 2002 and January 2003. Harland and Wolff, which is majority owned by Norwegian group Fred Olsen Energy, did not specify the value of the deal. "Harland and Wolff has today been offered a singular opportunity to rebuild and revitalise shipbuilding in Belfast. It is an opportunity which we fully intend to grasp," CEO Brynjulv Mugaas said. - (Reuters)
Govan Workers Push To Win Contract
Union chiefs from Glasgow's Govan shipyard met British defense ministry officials to press their case for winning a $400 million contract that could save the yard. Union officials said a consortium that includes the yard, recently sold by Kvaerner to U.K. defense group BAE SYSTEMS, is one of four finalists for a contract to build six RoRo equipment transport ferries. Union leaders met with the defense procurement minister to argue why the work should go to Govan - a move that politicians say could safeguard up to 1,000 jobs. Despite the political pressure - and the fact two other bidders are foreign - the MoD has said it wants to ensure maximum value for money and that U.K. shipyards will have to ensure their competitiveness.
