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General Staff: Ukraine reinforced troops at the border with the Crimea
Ukrainian forces commented on the statements regarding shelling along the border
Ukraine has reinforced their military grouping on the border with the Crimea, as reported by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko.
"The divisions and military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine which perform tasks in the area along the border with the occupied Crimea, are being placed in high operational readiness. The necessary grouping has been reinforced," he wrote …
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet began large-scale exercises
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have begun large-scale exercises. As the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports, the exercise will take place in the ranges, airfields and training facilities of the Southern Military District and in the Black Sea.
"Logistical support, engineering, moral and psychological security, communications security, radio-electronic warfare and nuclear, chemical and biological (NBC) protection issues will be worked out in practice. The plan …
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Ukrainian Air Force exercises will continue as planned
The aggravation of the situation in the Crimea and the actions of the Russian Armed Forces along the line of demarcation will not impact the planned military exercises of the Ukrainian Air Forces, Sky Shield 2016, that began on August 10th, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated.
"The ongoing military exercises of the Air Force will be not cancelled due to the actions of the Russian military in the region," the head of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces …
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Ukrainian General Staff: Russia troops continue to strengthen their positions along Crimean administrative border
The Russian military have been implementing demonstrative and provocative actions on the administrative border of the Crimea. This was reported to ZN.UA by the chief of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznyov.
According to him, starting on the morning of the 11th of August, Russian troops began strengthening their military positions near several checkpoints of the administrative border. This was particularly evident in the direction of the …
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Russia has not provided NATO with evidence to support its accusations against Ukraine
Russia has not provided any evidence of its allegations of Ukrainian sabotage in the Crimea. This was reported to Deutsche Welle on the 11th of August by an official NATO representative in response to comments made by the Federal Security Service.
“We are closely, and with concern, following the increasing tension between Russia and Ukraine,” the report says. “We are satisfied with the strong condemnation of terrorism by Ukraine in all its manifestations and forms. We note that Ukraine has …