Russia's defense minister says sending extra troops to Crimea a priority (agencies)

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday Russia needed to increase its military presence on the Crimea peninsula due to the crisis in Ukraine, news agencies reported.

"The deployment of proper and self-sufficient forces in the direction of Crimea is one of (our) top priorities," Itar-Tass quoted him as saying.

"The situation in Ukraine has escalated sharply and the presence of foreign military has increased in the immediate vicinity of our borders." 
REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/russias-defense-minister-says-sending-extra-troops-crimea-priority-agencies
16/9/14
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Russia is going to increase its military presence on the Crimean Peninsula as “the situation in Ukraine has escalated sharply,” Russian Defense Minister announced.
The plan released by Sergey Shoigu is due to the increased “presence of foreign military” in “the immediate vicinity” of Russia’s borders.
"The deployment of proper and self-sufficient forces in the direction of Crimea is one of [our] top priorities," he said.
“The military-political situation in the southwestern strategic direction has changed significantly since the beginning of the current year. This is largely due to the expansion of the territory of [Russia’s] Southern Military District after Crimea joined Russia,” Shoigu said.
The Russian Defense Ministry will also consider setting up technical missile bases in “each military district.”
"We will discuss proposals to create missile technical bases in each military district. The creation of more autonomous units of storage and transportation [of missiles] will allow us to fully use missile military units when they are used in different operating directions and at a considerable distance from each other," Shoigu said.....................http://rt.com/news/188184-crimea-russia-boost-troops/
16/9/14
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