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Stepping Up Tensions? - Russia Deploys Bombers to Crimea
In Kaliningrad, the Russian military will continue to build its Baltic Sea presence by relocating jets and bombers to the region. ”Ground troops in the Baltic region will be boosted by the Iskander missile systems of the western military region. They will be delivered by big assault landing ships of the Baltic Fleet,” TASS quoted its source as saying.
The report added that Russia was additionally carrying out a “surprise readiness inspection” of its Northern Fleet, western military region, and airborne assets on Monday. The inspection will cover “38,000 troops, 3,360 weapons units and military equipment, more than 55 warships and submarines and 110 aircraft and helicopters.”
Following a spate of anti-government protests in Ukraine, Russia moved to annex Crimea in February 2014. The Crimean peninsula has been of strategic significance to Russian leaders dating back to at least the Imperial era — the peninsula offers Russia access to the Black Sea, and subsequently, the Mediterranean by way of the Bosphorus. Additionally, the Russian Navy’s sole warm-water port is located in Sevastopol.
Read more:
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/russia-deploys-bombers-to-crimea/
In Kaliningrad, the Russian military will continue to build its Baltic Sea presence by relocating jets and bombers to the region. ”Ground troops in the Baltic region will be boosted by the Iskander missile systems of the western military region. They will be delivered by big assault landing ships of the Baltic Fleet,” TASS quoted its source as saying.
The report added that Russia was additionally carrying out a “surprise readiness inspection” of its Northern Fleet, western military region, and airborne assets on Monday. The inspection will cover “38,000 troops, 3,360 weapons units and military equipment, more than 55 warships and submarines and 110 aircraft and helicopters.”
Following a spate of anti-government protests in Ukraine, Russia moved to annex Crimea in February 2014. The Crimean peninsula has been of strategic significance to Russian leaders dating back to at least the Imperial era — the peninsula offers Russia access to the Black Sea, and subsequently, the Mediterranean by way of the Bosphorus. Additionally, the Russian Navy’s sole warm-water port is located in Sevastopol.
Read more:
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/russia-deploys-bombers-to-crimea/
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