Russia has increased the number of troops near the borders of Ukraine and on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea and certain areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
This was stated from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak.
“As of March 30 of this year, 28 battalion tactical groups of the enemy are located along the state border of Ukraine and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Namely, in the Bryansk, Voronezh, Rostov regions and on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea,” he said.
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Khomchak added that Russia is pulling troops to the borders of Ukraine under the guise of military exercises “West 2021”.
“In general, an additional concentration of up to 25 battalion tactical groups is expected, together with the existing deployed forces and assets near the Ukrainian border, which poses a threat to the military security of the state,” Khomchak warned.
Also, during the annexation, Russia pulled about 32.7 thousand troops to Crimea. For example, in March 2021, the Russian Federation carried out amphibious and airborne landing exercises at the Opuk training ground. They were attended by two battalion tactical groups and an artillery tactical group from the 7th airborne assault division.
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As reported OBOZREVATELRuslan Khomchak told how Ukrainian Armed Forces will prevent Russia from breaking through the corridor to Crimea.
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