Ukraine holds military exercises near Crimea, Russia puts troops on high alert

Missile firing exercises in southern Ukraine have begun and are going according to plan, the head of the press center of the Air Force Command of Ukraine "South" Vladimir Kryzhanovsky told the TV channel "112 Ukraine".

9k79 Tochka - U missile system of the Ukrainian army.

According to him, the exercise will test-fire guided anti-aircraft missiles, here we are talking about S-300 missiles. "We have started, everything is going according to the draft plan," Mr. Kryzhanovsky said, adding "everything is going in accordance with the norms of international law."

Kryzhanovsky noted that the Ukrainian Air Force fired live ammunition at a distance of no less than 30 kilometers from Crimea's airspace. A source in the Crimean government told Sputnik that Russian Black Sea Fleet ships have taken up positions near the western coast of the peninsula. Their task is to ensure Crimea's air defense. "The air defense systems of the ships have been switched to enhanced mode," the source said.

According to Sputnik