The upcoming referendum in Crimea is jeopardizing security of the entire European Union as it may spur separatism in other regions of Europe, the EU leaders said. To prevent this jeopardy, the EU is ready for economic sacrifices that can lead to sanctions against Russia.
11.03.2014
CONFRONTATION Chronicle of the Russian aggression in Crimea skadovsk The threat of Russia delivering troops for seizing control of the Kakhovka Skadovsk Hydroelectric Power Plant is still in placе
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Personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 79th Airborne Brigade are in control of strategic highway from Simferopol to Melitopol. A checkpoint has been set up near Sivash Lake
Perekop
Armyansk
Chongar Chongar
Donuzlav
There is a Russian special operations squad deployed ashore Tarkhankut
The missile cruiser “Moskva” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has been redeployed from Donuzlav to northern-western Crimea
Dzhankoy
Mirnyiy
Fiolent
Kacha
More than ten Russian helicopters MI-8 and MI-24 have been based Main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet
Kazachya cove
Russian personnel are in control of SAM launching sites at a regimental SAM base on Cape Fiolent; the base has been blockaded by Russian soldiers
sea of Azov
Russian Air Forces’ Su-24 MR “Fencer” recce airplanes are flying regular missions over the Kerch Strait and adjacent coastal areas; Russian AWACS aircraft A-50 is carrying out control of the current situation in the conflict zone
Dzhankoy Engineering munitions have been stocked on the airfield. Russian combat vehicles and mobile weapons, including BM-21 “Grad” multiple launch rocket systems, marched from Feodosia to Dzhankoy on 10 March
Russian soldiers attempted to Chernomorskoe seize control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Novoozernoe Donuzlav detached radar company based on Tarkhankut Cape Geroyskoe Mirnyiy There has been a concentration of over 800 Russian soldiers of the 15th detached mounted infantry brigade, Central military district
Russian soldiers have carried out engineering works, set up weapon emplacements and laid landmines
Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General, urged the international community to help de-escalate tensions in Ukraine and find out a political solution to the current crisis. He said that a further deterioration of the situation “would have serious repercussions for the people of Ukraine, the region and the global community.” “At this crucial juncture, we cannot afford either miscalculations or inaction,” Ban Ki-Moon cautioned.
Kirovskoe
Belbek Kacha Bakhchisarai Main base of the U krainian Navy
Sevastopol
Alushta
Kerch
Feodosia
Bakhchisarai There has been a concentration of over 1,000 troops of the Pskov 76th Air Assault Division
Massandra
Sevastopol The Ukrainian Navy’s Headquarters in Sevastopol has been under blockade
Feodosia
Primorsko-Ahtarsk
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Russian troops are currently deployed in Crimea: Russian land personnel 2000 of Central and Southern military districts (15 , 17 and 18 th
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detached mounted rifle brigades)
Batalnoe
SIMFEROPOL
Evpatoriya Novofedorovka
On 11 March, Ihor Teniukh, acting Ukrainian defense minister, said:” We have never considered [the possibility of] a threat coming from Russia. Russia has mobilised 220,000 soldiers, 150 aircraft, 60 ships and large squads of tanks and other equipment on Ukraine’s eastern borders. This is several times the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have nothing but tactics and fighting spirit. We have made the Armed Forces ready for action to the degree as it is provided by exercise plan”.
Train ferry Over fifty personnel, more than 20 motor vehicles and six BM-21 Grad-type multiple launch rocket systems were delivered using this train ferry on March 10-11
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Russian troops of parachute and air assault divisions based in Ivanovo, Pskov, Tula, Ulyanovsk and Novorossiysk; special operations detachments based in Kubinka, Roshchinskaya and Kovalevka
troops of the Black Sea 11500 Fleet and the BSF’s 810 naval infantry brigade th
Access has been limited to the Ukrainian Navy’s naval infantry battalion based in Feodosia. The base has been blockaded by personnel of the Russian BSF’s 810th naval infantry brigade
Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk
The Russian Navy has used its base in Novorossiysk for massing troops and military equipment and deploying them to Ukrainian territory. More than 30 armored troop carriers BTR-80A, Tornado-G multiple launch rocket systems, over 50 motor vehicles, five radar systems and other equipment were redeployed to Ukraine from Novorossiysk in the period from March 9 to 11
Russia continues to increase capacity through the relocation of its parts via ferry «Port Crimea» – «Port Kavkaz» and seaway «Novorossiysk» – «Sevastopol»