Russia Pulls Troops to Ukraine’s South

Russia increases military presence in the north of Crimea in close proximity to mainland Ukraine.

According to Censor.NET, the NSDC reports four thousand soldiers, divided into small tactical groups.

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Russian troops are deployed from Karkinitska Gulf to Arabatska Strilka (Arabat Spit). The State Border Service confirms this information. Along the isthmus the border guards spotted 50 tanks and 100 combat vehicles of the Russian army, TSN reports.

At a certain distance from the administrative border - 3 to 10 kilometers - there approximately 4 thousand military personnel. There are tanks, armored personnel carriers and multiple launch rocket systems," head of the State Border Service media department Oleh Slobodian said.

According to the Ukrainian security forces, the Russians are actively scouting the positions of our army with the help of drones.