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Russia protects Crimea from destabilizing attempts

Friday, 12 August 2016 1:59 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 12 August 2016 4:55 AM ]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak (L) and head of the Federal Road Agency Roman Starovoit, points at the map while inspecting the site of the under-construction bridge across the Kerch strait, which will link Russia and the Crimean peninsula, March 18, 2016. (AFP)

Marina Kortunova
Press TV, Moscow

Russia has foiled a new attempted incursion by the Ukrainian military into Crimea over the weekend. Two Russian troops were killed in the ensuing clash. The attack by Ukrainian troops comes against a backdrop of Western pressures on the Kremlin over Crimea's reunion with Russia. Crimean authorities say that attempts to destabilize the region will be met with a firm response.

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