After information appeared that NATO and
the united states are planning to attack
russian troops stationed along the
ukrainian border, it became known that
russia was actively building up its air
defense. Building a multi-level echelon
defense. According to russian media at the moment
air defense systems of various types
have been deployed and are still being
transferred to the border with ukraine.
As reported the british RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering plane has
been monitoring russian troops around
crimea and a french warship is now
stationed at the odessa. Russian officials are reportedly angered
by the deployment and have publicly said
that NATO's presence near its doorstep
poses a threat to russia's security
environment.
Russian internet edition Avia reported
that S-300 and S-400 air defense systems
as well as dozen Duck M Complexes are
being transferred to Crimea and Russia's Brian's region. The report also noted that there are no
training grounds in this area. Which
testifies to the measures taken by
russia due to the high level of threat
from nato. In recent months, NATO has strengthened its presence
around ukraine. Fearing that moscow will
launch a full-scale invasion by late
january next year.
The ukraine is training its civilians to
defend against russian invasion. in a forested area just outside Ukraine's Capital Kiev, mock russian
troops ambush camouflage clad army
reservists. The would-be ukrainian soldiers who
include architects and researchers in
their ranks, return fire with replica Kalashnikovs as imitation smoke grenades
explode around them.
"I believe that every person in this
country should know what to do, if the
enemy invades their country," Daniel Lahren a 19 year old university student
told AFP during a short break from the
exercises. Lauren was one of about 50 ukrainian
civilians who drove from kiev to an
abandoned soviet era asphalt plant on a
recent weekend afternoon to train for
how to defend their country in the event
of a russian invasion.
Dozens of civilians have been joining
ukraine's army reserves in recent months, as fears have mounted that russia which
kiev says has massed around 100,000
troops on its side of the border is
plotting to launch a large-scale attack. The ukraine's army which totals 215,000
soldiers has been battling a
moscow-backed insurgency in two
breakaway regions since 2014 in a long
simmering conflict that has claimed over
13,000 lives. While moscow has denied it is planning
an invasion, russian president vladimir
putin has not excluded a military
response should the u.s led nato
alliance which ukraine wants to join
expand eastward.
Thedefensepost.com reported that the
ukrainian reservists who have ballooned
to about 100,000 members have been
learning how to handle weapons, how to
behave in a battle environment and how
to defend their cities from russian
attack.
Yusuke, a 51 year old doctor believes that the
russian army is far superior to
ukraine's and the risk of a full-scale
invasion is high enough to have joined
the reserves. only if everyone is ready to defend our
land then there will be a chance, she
said.
Since joining up in april when russia
first deployed around one hundred
thousand troops on ukraine's border, yusuke has trained for several hours
every saturday in providing tactical
medicine, shooting automatic rifles and
deploying checkpoints. While the army provided her with a
military uniform she spent her own money
on a helmet bulletproof jacket and
tactical goggles. The trainees are part of reservist
battalions set up to protect kiev in the
event of an attack on ukraine's largest
city.
One battalion commander Yadam Ozirni
said that after mobilizing at a
rendezvous point the reservists will get
to work protecting administrative
buildings and critical infrastructure as
well as helping residents evacuate. These people must arrive receive weapons
and carry out command assignments defend
their home, Ozirni told AFP.
Denis Semirog Orlick one of the most
experienced reservists in the unit said
he is ready to counter a real offensive. I have been living for the eighth year
with the thought that until we give
russia a good blow in the face. They will
not leave us alone, i clearly understand
that i am a service man. I might be called up and i must act
fully as a service man," the 46 year old architect told AFP.