The Ukrainians say that there are 22,000 Russian troops there, including 10,500 troops that brought in from outside to reinforce the Sevastopol garrison.
If so, this means that about half the Russian troops sent in for the subliminal invasion are now gone.
If so, Crimea isn't much of a platform to threaten invasion of Ukraine from the south (unless reinforced). Note that there are probably still 10,000 militia there.
And why would the Russians do that if their military is so awesome? For some reason, the Russians needed more than 10,000 troops originally sent to Crimea elsewhere.
But this train of conclusions rests on the initial statement being true.
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- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
