Ukrainian General: Russia sets up its military base in Crimea for an attack on Ukraine
In moving a new weapons to the annexed Crimea, Russia is preparing not for defense, but for an attack on mainland Ukraine, as expressed on Krym Realii radio by Lieutenant General and former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine, Ihor Romanenko.
"As far as I know, they are planning to bring another S-400 air defense system to Feodosia before the end of the year. The outdated Su-24 and Su-25 aircrafts are being changed to Su-30s, and more advanced ships are being transferred to the Black Sea Fleet. The nature of the exercises that Russians conduct at sea and in the north of the Crimea say that they are preparing for aggression against Ukraine," the military expert noted.
Earlier, the Lieutenant General Air Defense Commander of the Air Force of the Southern Military District, Viktor Sevastyanov, stated that the Russian Armed Forces in the Crimea are in the lead in the provision of new and modernized aircraft equipment. In addition, the new S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system will soon arrive and be put on combat duty on the peninsula. According to preliminary information, the systems will be deployed near Feodosia.