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Merger possible for Ukraine maritime forces

20th November 2015 - 12:33 GMT | by Eugene Gerden in St Petersburg

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The Ukrainian Navy and State Border Service could be merged into the State Border Guard Service in a bid to improve maritime security, consolidate assets and free up funds to modernize and regenerate the fleet.

The newly formed agency would be called the Ukrainian Coast Guard and, according to analysts of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, such a move is in acute need in order to cut costs and raise additional funding necessary to reform the country’s maritime security.

Ukrainian diplomat Bohdan Yaremenko said the merger could happen, due mainly to the lack of funds for the reconstruction or procurement

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