Does this Tuesday mark the start of a Russian offensive in Ukraine? As NATO member countries feared, Russia has just launched military maneuvers near Ukraine and in annexed Crimea. Exercises involving 6,000 men, fighter jets and bombers, according to Russian agencies.
It is a “joint” operation which notably involves “the air force and anti-aircraft, groups of ships from the Black Sea and Caspian fleets”, said the commander of the Russian forces. for southern Russia, Alexander Dvornikov.