Russia enhances its offensive grouping in Northern Crimea – NSDC press service
Russia urgently enhances its offensive grouping in Northern Crimea. In so doing, on November 24 2015 five Russian military transport planes IL-76 fulfilled the redeployment of two battalion-tactical groups of paratroopers from among the 98th Airborne Division of Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Ivanovo) from airfield in Ivanovo to airfield in Dzhankoy.
Furthermore, near town Kalinovka (3 km northwest of Dzhankoy) the deployment of 97th landing assault regiment of 7th Mountain-Assault Division (Novorossiysk) has been started.
Сonsequently, the powerful offensive potential of Russian forces at the occupied Crimea is being enhanced greatly at the expense of the most prepared units, ready for the assault actions.