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FEDERAL YAMASKA
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MAKKUM
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The Netherlands will formally transfer Ukraine's fifth minesweeper, the 'Henichesk', in June 2026. The ship will bear the name of a Ukrainian vessel Russia destroyed in combat in 2022 and will join a growing Western-supplied mine-clearing fleet currently based in the UK. The ships cannot enter the Black Sea during active hostilities. Since Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Türkiye has been enforcing the 1936 Montreux Convention, which bars new warships from passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits into the Black Sea as long as the war continues. Ukraine's maritime demining capacity will be critical after the war, while the Black Sea contains mines from both World War II and Russia's ongoing invasion, and clearing major shipping lanes is essential to restoring Ukraine's economy and grain exports. On April 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten met with Ukrainian servicemen training on the Alkmaar-class mine countermeasure vessel Zr. Ms. 'Makkum' in Flushing. The minehunter's commander briefed both leaders on the progress of training. A significant portion of the Ukrainian sailors have real combat experience, including at sea. The crew works with various types of underwater drones — remotely operated vehicles used to search for, identify, and neutralize mines. The Netherlands will complete crew training and formally hand over the vessel. It is the second donation from the Netherlands. The ship will carry the name Henichesk and is planned to participate in the Sea Breeze exercise in 2027. The four ships Ukraine already holds are the 'Cherkasy' and 'Chernihiv', both Sandown-class minehunters from the UK, and the 'Mariupol' and 'Melitopol', formerly Alkmaar-class vessels from Belgium and the Netherlands. With the new 'Henichesk', also of the Alkmaar class, all five will remain in the UK. After the war has ended, they will proceed to Ukrainian waters for demining operations and will significantly strengthen the Navy's capabilities.
