Russian Navy On Combat Alert As Ukraine Begins Missile Launch Drills Near Crimea, Warships From Black Sea Fleet Positioned To Provide Air Defense

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“Russian warships from the Black Sea Fleet have taken up positions off the Crimean Peninsula to provide air defense as Kiev starts its missile launch drills near the Russian border.
“The launches have already begun, so everything is going according to plan,” Vladimir Kryzhanovsky, the head of the southern branch of the Ukrainian military’s press-service said on Thursday, as cited by TASS news agency.
Meanwhile, Russian ships from the Black Sea Fleet have taken up positions to the west of the Crimean Peninsula to provide air defense over Russian territory, RIA Novosti news agency reports, citing sources in the military.
“The Black Sea Fleet warships integrated in the air defense system of the Southern Military District have taken position off the west coast of Crimea for Ukraine’s missile launch drills, which are scheduled for December 1st and 2nd. The ships’ air defenses are in on high alert,” the source told the agency.”