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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on June 12, 2019, 10:41:53 am
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Intelligence Officials and Satellite Photos Detail Russian Military Buildup on Crimea
Planet Labs analysts say this satellite photo shows a Russian S-400 air-defense installation near Sevastopol, Crimea.
By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor Read bio
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Five S-400 anti-aircraft missile batteries, plus additional troops and fighters, let Moscow better defend the Black Sea and threaten Europe and the Middle East.
Russia has added troops, aircraft, and weapons to Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in what amounts to a “significant†buildup of forces over the past 18 months, according to U.S. intelligence officials, observers, and new satellite photos that reveal the locations of new S-400 air defense systems and improvements to Soviet-era bases.
Those officials and observers of the region say the additional firepower gives Moscow greater defensive control over the Black Sea and puts offensive fighters and ships closer to the Middle East.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/06/exclusive-satellite-photos-detail-russian-military-buildup-crimea/157642/ (https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2019/06/exclusive-satellite-photos-detail-russian-military-buildup-crimea/157642/)