KIEV, Sept. 12 - The government has decided to sell the missile cruiser Ukraina. The state company Ukrspecexport, along with the Foreign Ministry and the Industry Ministry, have been instructed to conduct market research to identify potential customers by the end of the year and to present their proposals to the Defense Ministry.

The Defense Ministry must register the cruiser as the property of the armed forces and ensure its maintenance from the state budget funds envisaged for the armed forces.