Proof of strength of the government of Kiev that puts in place the much criticized missile exercise on the margins of the Crimean Peninsula, announced for days.
Despite Moscow's appeal, which had sent an official request to Ukraine, dissuading it from generating further tensions in the area, the General Staff of Kiev pulled ahead.
Launch tests with 16 S-300 were carried out at this time (expected end for Italian 16) at a distance not exceeding 30 km from Russian airspace.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Poltorak confirmed the successful launch and that the affected area would cover the region of Kherson and the perimeter of international waters facing the Crimean Peninsula, pertaining to Russian airspace control civilians. The official objective of the exercise would have been the development of the anti-aircraft systems after the work to modernize the missile batteries involved.
Despite the soft declarations of the Kremlin, which through the spokesman Peskov puts water on fire, all the forces of Moscow stationed in the peninsula, returned to the Federation with the referendum of March 2014, were put on alert, including the units of the Black Sea Fleet.
According to Russian rumors, the decision was based on the internal difficulties of Kiev, strangled by a serious economic and social crisis and alarmed by the future political scenarios linked to the installation of the new US President Trump. According to the statements made during the election campaign, the new White House tenant would be willing to acknowledge the Russian annexation of Crimea and very skeptical about re-launching the axis with the current Ukrainian leadership.
(Navy)
