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In the United States, there was reaction to information on the accumulation of Russian fighters in occupied Crimea. There are concerns and anticipate a new provocation from the Kremlin.
According to Voice of America, the deputy head of the US Mission to the OSCE, Gregory Marquis, stated the following:
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The United States is worried about the announcement made by Russia to allocate new fighters to combat in Crimea, possibly preparing for a new "provocation" of Ukraine,
indicates the message.
Vice President The US mission to the OSCE recalled that the international community condemned the militarization of Russia by Crimea, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea by approving the resolution of the 39th General Assembly of the United Nations on 17th December.
Meanwhile, Gregory Marquis again expressed the US position and called on the Kremlin to immediately release captured Ukrainian sailors, to surrender Ukrainian ships and to respect the sovereignty and sovereignty of Ukraine. , including territorial waters.
Recall that the Russian occupiers want to throw in the annexed Crimea about a dozen fighter jets. Such actions support the completion of repair work at "Belbek" airport of Sevastopol. Earlier, the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons reported on November 30 a conglomerate of Russian military equipment near the Belbek airfield near occupied Sevastopol.
Why does Russia use Belbek Airport in occupied Crimea? The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 at Belbek Airfield hosted the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Passenger transport was also carried out.
After Russia seized Crimea, she used "Belbek" exclusively to meet the needs of the Russian air force. That is to say that the civil flights have not yet been set up. Instead, at the base of the airfield, there are two air regiments of the Russian Air Force.
In April 2018, Russia announced that it was going to build an additional lane at the airfield, allegedly for "civilian needs". However, MinTOT is convinced that an additional tape will be used to store the invaders' aircraft weapons.
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