Military Nevsezhnoy expressed concern over the fact that Russia has strengthened its military presence in the Crimea. The region has become an "unsinkable aircraft carrier," said former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant-General Igor Romanenko on Radio Hayat. "Putin has repeatedly made statements that the Crimea is an impregnable fortress. This is one name, unsinkable aircraft carrier - the second name, "- recalled the general.
According to Romanenko, the essence of the case does not change from the change of names. The former deputy secretary general stressed that Russia had deployed ground troops and modern weapons on the peninsula, including air defense weapons, new artillery, tanks and aircraft. The modernized military-space complexes S-300, S-400, MiG and Su. From the peninsula, it is possible to launch nuclear missiles, cruise missiles and nuclear weapons, warned the Ukrainian military.