The Kremlin said that Russia is deploying troops on its territory where it sees fit – Gazeta.Ru
03 November 2021 12:54
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Vladimir Vyatki / RIA Novosti
The Russian Federation places its servicemen on its territory wherever it sees fit. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov during a briefing with journalists.
“Russia maintains a presence on its territory where it counts,” said a Ukrainian spokesman, commenting on a statement by the Ukrainian defense ministry about the alleged concentration of troops near the border with Ukraine.
Previously, the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine statedthat as of early November, a grouping of troops with a total number of about 90 thousand people was allegedly deployed near the border of the country, as well as on the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
According to the ministry, the troops of the 8th and 20th armies of the Southern and Western military districts, the forces and assets of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, as well as several formations and units of the 4th, 6th Army of the Air Force and air defense of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.