RUSSIA TO BOOST CRIMEA TROOP NUMBERS, WORRIES OVER MILITARY BUILD-UP AT BORDERS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 12:39

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet line up during Navy Day parade rehearsal in Sevastopol. (RIA Novosti/Vasiliy Batanov)

Russia is going to increase its military presence on the Crimean Peninsula as “the situation in Ukraine has escalated sharply,” Russian Defense Minister announced.

The plan released by Sergey Shoigu is due to the increased “presence of foreign military” in “the immediate vicinity” of Russia’s borders.

"The deployment of proper and self-sufficient forces in the direction of Crimea is one of [our] top priorities," he said.

“The military-political situation in the southwestern strategic direction has changed significantly since the beginning of the current year. This is largely due to the expansion of the territory of [Russia’s] Southern Military District after Crimea joined Russia,” Shoigu said.

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