Posted on 08/08/2016 11:03:39 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
It has been reported that Russian tanks have been spotted moving into occupied territory in Crimea, which was seized following an operation carried out by Vladimir Putin's forces in 2014.
Witnesses have reported large amounts of Russian military hardware massing near the towns of Dzhankoy and Armyansk in northern Crimea, close to the border with Ukraine.
Norman Dzhelalov, deputy chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis – which represents the peninsula’s ethnic Tatar group, claimed on Facebook that tanks had arrived.
He wrote: "Witnesses report that large groups of Russian military hardware have been massed near Armyansk and Dzhankoy.
"Dzhankoy has been cordoned off by troops with tanks and other equipment."
Video footage shows Russian armoured trucks and troop transporters as part of a large military convoy moving down the street.
The footage uploaded to YouTube shows the vehicles moving through the city of Kerch near the Russian border.
Russia also closed its checkpoints along the Crimean border with Ukraine on Sunday morning.
The press centre of the State Border Service of Ukraine also confirmed the closure to the Unian news agency.
It said: "The Russian occupying authorities suspended, for unknown reasons, the handling of citizens and vehicles crossing the administrative border with Crimea."
A local journalist has also reported a deadly gun battle near the border town of Krasnoperekopsk in a Facebook post shared by Mr Dzhelalov.
Elzara Abduramanova wrote: "I don't want to create panic, but today, as far as possible, it is better to refrain from visits even inside of the Crimea."
Sorry Rest of article:
Russian news site All Crimea reported the incident which allegedly killed one Russian on Sunday.
They blamed the incident on Ukrainians trying to infiltrate the Russian-occupied peninsula, these claims were rubbished by Ukranian authorities.
Vladislav Seleznyov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian army, accused Russia of making “provocative and untrue” claims.
He said: “We are closely monitoring all processes taking place in the annexed territory of Crimea and will adequately respond to any aggressive action.”
n 2014 Russia made several military moves into Ukrainian territory, with Russian soldiers without any identifying marks on their uniforms taking control of key positions within Crimea.
Despite condemnation from much of the world, with President Barack Obama leading global criticism of Mr Putin and his government.
At a G20 summit of world leaders in Australia, then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was said to have chastised Mr Putin over Ukraine.
He allegedly told him: “I guess I’ll shake your hand but I have only one thing to say to you: You need to get out of Ukraine.”
In October last year it was reported Russian elite units had been moved from Ukraine to Syria
Over the weekend a former diplomat warned Mr Putin could use the fractious relationship between Turkey and the West to undermine the Nato alliance.
Sinan Ulgen, a former Turkish diplomat, has said closer Russia ties could be formed if tensions between Turkey and the West fail to improve.
Mr Ulgen said: “For Erdogan, this meeting with Putin is certainly an opportunity to signal to Turkey’s partners in the West that it could have other strategic options.
“There is this perception game that Turkey could strategically gravitate towards Russia if the relationship with the West cannot be maintained.
“There is also an incentive on the side of Russia to use the crisis between Turkey and the West to undermine NATO’s cohesiveness.”
Putin finally going for Odessa?
Putin most assuredly consolidating Russia’s hold on Crimea. But is that all??
Putin has to grab what he can of Ukraine before Trump becomes President.
this is real history being made.
Russia has focused on securing its southern flank and access to the Black Sea for 350+ years. Its a major theme in Russian history. Russia has fought multiple wars over this. The statist, neocon fools at US State Dept. either didn’t know or didn’t consider, or simply didn’t care that organizing a “regime change” in Ukraine would entail such a reaction.
Notice that the story is based on a Facebook page of a splinter Islamist group.
Norman Dzhelalov, deputy chairman of Crimean Tatar Mejlis – which represents the peninsula’s ethnic Tatar group, claimed on Facebook that tanks had arrived.
You would think this would be shower time. But it won’t be. So much appears able to be done under the cover of the media supremacy.
Aw Jeez. Not Putin is invading &*^% again.
The headline says: “Russia moves tanks to European border...” But is not all of Ukraine’s border with Russia, not just Crimea, generally accepted as being within Europe?
D. Gomez on the APC is Venezuelan.
Given all the meddling by Obama all I can say at this point is GO VLAD!
I was wondering who the Russians would invade during the Olympics this year.
Once again - military along the BORDER between the Crimea and Ukraine -
i/e, not invading the Crimea, PROTECTING the Crimea...
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