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Navy provided by Somali pirates hijacked Ukrainian arms ship” Faini “number of photos.

KIEV, February 13 (Reporter Mu Liming) hijacked by Somali pirates for up to four months of the Ukrainian arms ship’s 20 crew members on the 13th special plane arrived from Kenya, the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and the relatives of the crew at the airport to greet their safe return home. Yushchenko told the media that Ukraine has decided to participate in EU anti-piracy operations, the negotiations currently under way.

responsible for the transport of arms of Ukraine “Faini” freighter last September 25 in the eastern waters of Somalia hijacked by pirates, a total of 21 crew members on board, including 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian people.

According to reports, the Russian captain Vladimir 科洛布科夫 the pirates on board shortly after a heart attack and died.

“Faini” freighter and the 5th of this month released the hostages on board, cargo ships carrying fuel and food supplies, by United States warships escorted to the eastern port city of Mombasa in Kenya.

Ukrainian official said the cargo ship transporting arms from the port of Unan Department October, with 33 on board a modified version of T-72 tanks and “a considerable number of ammunition.”

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