This was announced by Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov at a briefing, was reported Ukrinform.

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"Militarization continues in Crimea, the use of the temporarily occupied territory of the peninsula continues as a training ground, we observe training and accumulation of weapons, withdrawal of units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. the offensive itself is not happening", - the minister stressed.

What is known

• On Monday, January 31, the Russian military exercises in the Black Sea ended. The ships returned to their permanent bases.
• Against the background of military training, the Russian Federation brought 20 warships, boats and vessels to the Baltic Sea to perform tasks within the framework of planned combat training measures.
• More than 10,000 Russian servicemen have started their first exercises in the new year at training grounds in the occupied Crimea and Russian regions.
• On January 9, the occupiers conducted exercises in the Crimea with the regular forces of naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
• On January 8, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted training with base rescue forces in stormy weather at bases, in Novorossiysk and the occupied Crimea.
• The United States is awaiting clarification from Russia on new military exercises near Ukraine's borders.

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