Russia continues to build up air defense in the northwest of Crimea. This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk..

“In the northwestern part of the peninsula, in the areas of the settlements of Olenevka and Razdolnoye, the deployment of two S-300 anti-aircraft missile divisions continues,” he said..

On May 12, the Ukrainian military reported that Russia had built up its air defense system in the western part of Crimea.. So, in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe village of Chernomorsky, Cape Tarkhankut, an anti-aircraft missile battery of the S-300 air defense system was deployed as part of three command posts.

On May 23, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian military deployed two additional S-400 anti-aircraft missile battalions in the north-west of Crimea.