The Main Inspectorate of the Defense Ministry audits the ministry's activities, including monitoring the quality of military training and staffing, overseeing military aviation safety, and conducting technical investigations, among other functions.
The strike destroyed both the storage infrastructure and tons of ammunition that Russian troops were stockpiling for use against Ukraine, Ukraine's Navy said.
Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi will make its maiden voyage in 2026 and be officially handed over to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2027, the Turkish shipbuilding company STM said.
The attack targeted "a warehouse for storing weapons and military equipment" near Kursk, the General Staff said.
The vessel's designation was Project 1135, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, told the Kyiv Independent. This patrol ship is not a carrier of cruise missiles, which Russia is using to attack Ukraine, but is equipped with the other weapons, he added.
"This was planned from the start. Please, do not look for any hidden meaning," Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Facebook.
Key developments on June 2: * Zelensky accuses China of 'working hard' to stop countries attending global peace summit * Zelensky urges US to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles * Russia claims capture of Umanske village in Donetsk Oblast * Ukrainian navy denies Russian claims of destroyed vessels Zelensky has accused
Ukraine's navy has denied Russian claims of having destroyed Ukrainian ships and boats in a recent attack on southern regions of the country.
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