The Security Council of Ukraine disclosed information about the landing operation against Crimea
Ukraine could not land airborne troops in Crimea in the spring of 2014. Colonel General Mikhail Koval, First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Ukraine, correspondent for PolitNavigator, stated this during interrogation at the court hearing in the case of treason against Viktor Yanukovych.
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“These forces did not exist. Name at least one component of these forces. I'm good at this. I had no strength. Of the five airborne brigades, one was combat-ready. An amphibious operation is a very complex element. At that time, the Russians had only eight aircraft in the military transport division, IL-76, this is a regiment that is stationed in Taganrog. And we only had three combat-ready IL-76s, in Ukraine. What landing operation are we talking about?
So what, should we land by parachute or landing on an airfield where the blocks are already lying? Anyone who speaks from this rostrum about landing operations is a voluntarist and an adventurer who speaks thoughtlessly. As a paratrooper, I say: all this is an adventure,” Koval justified himself.
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