▁development ▁Before ▁starting ▁this ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁State ▁Research ▁and ▁Design ▁Sh ip building ▁Center ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁multi - pur pose ▁cor v ette ▁" H aj du k - 2 1 " ▁for ▁Len in ska ▁K uz nia ▁as ▁replacement ▁and ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Gr ish a - class ▁cor v ette ▁( small ▁anti - sub marine ▁vessels ), ▁but ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁decl ined ▁the ▁project . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁double ▁the ▁disp lacement ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁ship ▁be ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁NAT O ▁ships . ▁On ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁defense ▁An at oli y ▁H ry ts en ko , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁on ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ship . ▁For ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ship ▁there ▁were ▁all otted ▁some ▁ 8 0 5 ▁million ▁h ry v ni as . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁ship ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁bigger ▁than ▁a ▁cor v ette , ▁but ▁smaller ▁than ▁a ▁fr ig ate . ▁The ▁new ▁project ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁State ▁Research ▁and ▁Design ▁Sh ip building ▁Center . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁program ▁there ▁was ▁discussion ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁such ▁ships . ▁It ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Sh ip yard ▁that ▁belongs ▁to ▁Sm art ▁Hold ing ▁Group ▁with ▁a ▁Russian