Russia to deploy more S-400s on Crimean Peninsula: defense ministry
Russia will deploy more S-400s on the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
News of the deployment comes after Ukraine introduced martial law for 30 days in parts of the country following Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea on Sunday.
The RIA news agency said the new S-400 systems would be operational by the end of the year.
Russia opened fire on the Ukrainian boats and then seized them and their crews on Sunday near Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Moscow and Kiev have tried to pin the blame on each other for the incident.
The incident sharply escalated tensions that have been growing between the two countries since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
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