Russia is planning two new military training grounds, one in the annexed Crimea

The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced two new military training grounds that will appear in 2022, one of them will be located in the annexed Crimea. This is reported on the official website of the department, he writes currenttime.tv.

"In 2022, several amphibious assault and artillery units will be rearmed with modern equipment, and the new training grounds "Sinyaya Osoka" in the Ivanovo region and "Starokrymsky" in the Republic of Crimea will be equipped," the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The situation on the border of the Russian Federation and Ukraine has sharply worsened in recent months. The USA and other representatives of the West blame the authorities of the Russian Federation for this, which are pulling military equipment to the borders of Ukraine. Putin and other representatives of the Russian government declared that their actions were allegedly a response to the actions of the West.

In November 2021, researchers from the Conflict Intelligence Team recorded the concentration of Russian troops at the borders of Ukraine, in particular the transfer of new equipment in the Voronezh region, as well as the movement of echelons from Stavropol to Crimea. The Pentagon also announced "significant" Russian military forces on the borders of Ukraine.

In March 2014, Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Krym. International organizations recognized the annexation of Crimea as illegal and condemned the actions of Russia, Western countries imposed economic sanctions against it. The Kremlin denies the annexation of the peninsula and calls it "the restoration of historical justice."