Sevastopol, July 5 (Interfax-AVN) - The Black Sea guard ship Smetlivy has taken part in the Ukrainian naval parade marking the National Fleet Day, which was held in Sevastopol on July 4, Vyacheslav Trukhachyov, Black Sea Fleet press secretary told Interfax on Monday.
"In response to this, Russia offered the Ukrainian Navy the chance to present its ship at the Black Sea parade held in honor of Navy Day," Trukhachyov said.
Trukhachyov said the Ukrainian Navy has already decided that the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny will take part in the Black Sea parade.
On July 2, the Ukrainian parliament sent an inquiry to President Viktor Yanukovych regarding the possibility of returning to joint celebrations of the Navy Day by Russia and Ukraine. Under Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yuschenko, a separate day was chosen for Navy Day.
Russian Fleet Day is traditionally marked on the last Sunday of July, when Soviet Navy Day was marked.
