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    Since there has been a so called Russian - Ukrainian conflict lately, I decided to list some interesting facts about the peninsula.
     
    1. A Russian naval presence in Crimea dates to 1783 when the port city of Sevastopol was founded by Russian Prince Grigory Potemkin. Crimea was part of Russia until Nikita Khruschev gave it to Ukraine in 1954. Russian presence there is no news.
     
    2. In 1997, amid the wreckage of the USSR, Russia & Ukraine signed a Partition Treaty determining the fate of the military bases and vessels in Crimea. The deal sparked widespread officer defections to Russia and was ratified by the Russian and Ukrainian parliaments in 1999. Russia received 81.7 percent of the fleet’s ships after paying the Ukrainian government US$526.5 million.
     
    3. The deal allowed the Russian Black Sea Fleet to stay in Crimea until 2017. This was extended by another 25 years to 2042 with a 5-year extension option in 2010.
     
    4. Moscow annually writes off $97.75 million of Kiev’s debt for the right to use Ukrainian waters and radio frequencies, and to compensate for the Black Sea Fleet’s environmental impact.
     
    5. The Russian navy is allowed up to
    - 25,000 troops,
    - 24 artillery systems with a caliber smaller than 100 mm,
    - 132 armored vehicles, and
    - 22 military planes, on Crimean territory.
     
    6. Five Russian naval units are stationed in the port city of Sevastopol, in compliance with the treaty:
    - The 30th Surface Ship Division formed by the 11th Antisubmarine Ship Brigade. Comprises the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship guard missile cruiser Moskva as well as Kerch, Ochakov, Smetlivy, Ladny, and Pytlivy vessels, and the 197th Landing Ship Brigade, consisting of seven large amphibious vessels;
    - The 41st Missile Boat Brigade includes the 166th Fast Attack Craft Division, consisting of Bora and Samum hovercrafts as well as small missile ships Mirazh and Shtil, and 295th missile Boat Division;
    - The 247th Separate Submarine Division, consisting of two diesel submarines – B-871 Alrosa and B-380 Svyatoy Knyaz Georgy;
    - The 68th Harbor Defense Ship Brigade formed by 4 vessels of the 400th Antisubmarine Ship Battalion and 418 Mine Hunting Ship Division respectively.;
    - The 422nd Separate Hydrographic Ship Division boasts the Cheleken, Stvor, Donuzlav and GS-402 survey vessels and hydrographic boats.
     
    7. Russia has two airbases in Crimea, in Kacha and Gvardeysky.
     
    8. Russian coastal forces in Ukraine consist of the 1096th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Sevastopol and the 810th Marine Brigade, which hosts around 2,000 marines.
     
    9. Russian naval units are permitted to implement security measures at their permanent post as well as during re-deployments in cooperation with Ukrainian forces, in accordance with Russia’s armed forces procedures.
     
    Authorities in the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea – where over half the population is Russian – requested Moscow’s assistance after the self-proclaimed government in Kiev introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances.
    Last week, Russia’s Federation Council unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin’s request to send the country’s military forces to Ukraine to ensure peace and order in the region “until the sociopolitical situation in the country is stabilized.”
    However, the final say about deploying troops lies with Putin, who hasn’t yet made such a decision, stressing that deploying military force would be a last resort.
    Russia has all legal right to defend it's citizens. Just because NATO, who doesn't even follow the basic orders from the United Nations Security council, says so, does it mean it's right? Just because 2,000 citizens took over the capital doesn't mean anything, they could have waited 12 months for the legal elections. Should I mention that when 2 million people protested in London against the war in Iraq in 2003, the government arrogantly ignored it.
     
    Errrr, have a nice day I guess.
  4. Serbon div
    Some volunteers decided to join the war and fight for Russia in Ukraine...

    They are joining the army of the autonomous republic, to help defend the endangered citizens if needed.

    The situation there is stabilizing, but the presence of USS Truxtun in the Black Sea is not promising.

    The movement is getting larger and larger each day, although they are mostly Serbs, Russians from Novgorod started joining.
    Have a nice day I guess.
  5. Serbon div
    I present you the flag of Bosnia! Instead of following traditional heraldry like the most of us after the Yugoslav wars, they made this piece of shit:

    WHAT'S UP WITH THAT TRIANGLE!? Plus the stars are cut of! Good job guys from Dayton. I'm impressed.
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