It was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia.

"About 200 conscripts from the Republic of Crimea were sent by military transport aircraft for military service outside the peninsula as part of the autumn 2020 conscription of citizens for military service. The conscripts were sent in compliance with a set of anti-epidemiological recommendations in force in the region", - informed in the statement.

It is noted that all conscripts will serve in military units and subdivisions of the Southern Military District of Russia.

What is known

• According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, over the past six years, about 25,000 Crimeans and Sevastopol residents have been sent to serve in the Russian army.
• The United States claims that Russia's militarization of occupied Crimea threatens the security not only of Ukraine but also of other countries.
• On 15 of October, the European Union stressed the illegality of Russia's conscription of residents of the occupied Crimea and added that it expects Russia to stop all violations of international law.
• More than 2,000 people are planned to be called up during the autumn conscription on the territory of the occupied peninsula.
• In Crimea, the occupiers continue to actively militarize children, forcibly imposing and instilling in them a romanticized image of "service to the homeland." Russia spends billions of rubles a year on this.