Russianʼs military presence in Crimea

70000

258

742

229

170

115

6

105

4

12500

–

92

24

22

37

–

26

2

43000

100

1150

400

150

95

33

7

50

29300

40

583

162

101

56

30

5

16

2

At the moment of separation of the

USSR Black Sea fleet(May 1997)

Before the Russia annexation of

Crimea(January 2014)

After the annexation(October 2016)

Future plans of Russia

till 2020-2025

RUSSIA MILITARY CAPACITIES IN CRIMEA

AS OF OCTOBER 2016

3

Yevpatoriya

Belbek

Kacha

Saky

Gvardiyske

CNB

30th warship div

197th AMHP Bde

68th FFWA Bde

15th sep CoMBde

810th sep MarBde

4th sub Bde

41stmissile ship Bde

RF

1096th SAM regt

11th sub Bde

12th SAM regt

BSF

NavAv BSF

31st AD div

133th log Bde

68th sep Neng regt

43rd s e p n a v a t k a v n r e g t

318t hs e p c o m p a v n r e g t

38th ftravnregt

27th comp avn div

3rd R-radar regt

4th NBC regt

39th HELO regt

37thcomp avnregt

127thsep recon Bde

8th arty regt

126th Sep CdefBde

18th SAM regt

Amphibious forces(large and small

amphibious ships)

Naval component

Assault forces(missile/artillery ships)

Mere area guard (antisubmarine and mine

sweeper)

Submarine Force of the RF BSF Surface Fleet of the RF BSF

Land component

MarineRF BST

Coast-guardRF BST

Costal missile/artillery units RF BST

Airborne unit of RF AF

Air defense assets

Air component

Bomber Aviation of the 4th Air force and Air

defense Army

Attack aviation of the 4th Air force and Air

defense Army

Fighter aviation of the 4th Air force and Air

defense Army

Army aviation of the 4th Air force and Air

defense Army

Navy aviations of the RF BSF

Djankoi

Feodosiya

Perevalne

Simferopol

Sevastopol

NB

GENERAL OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE RUSSIAN JOINT TASK FORCE IN CRIMEA

120 km

280 km

320 km

420 km

15 SepCorbr

battalion of CMS “Bastion”

battalion of CMS “Utyos”

BSF

Ukraine

Russiabattalion of CMS “Bal”

4

Zaporizhzhya

Sevastopol

Donetsk

Constanca

Kyiv

OdesaKishinev

Bucharest

Varna

Stambul

Sinop

PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE OF COMBAT MISSILE SYSTEM

OF 15th SEPARATE COASTAL MISSILE BRIGADE BSF RF

Sevastopol

Yevpatoriya

Djankoi

Chongar

Solone Ozero

The personnel of battalion tactical group of the247th air-assault regiment (Stavropol) changedpersonnel of battalion tactical group of the 11th

separate air-assault brigade (Ulan-Ude)(on August 11, 2016)

5

Perevalne

Armyansk

RTC 247th airborne regt

Filatovka

SITUATION IN THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF CRIMEA

Simferopol

“North”

№ Name To be put in service

1 «Admiral Grigorovich» transferred in 2016

2 «Admiral Essen» transferred in 2016

3 «Admiral Makarov» 2016

6

Frigate type 11356

NB

37th comp avn regt43rdsep nav

atk avn r e g t

“Triumph” S-400 SAM

Yevpatoria

Saky

Hvardiyske

Simferopol

Feodosia

Sevastopol

Belbek

Kacha

27th comp avn div

38th ftr avn regt

30th warship div

11th ASW Bde

197th AMHP Bde

18th SAMregt

№ Name To be put in

service

1 B-261 «Novorosiysk» transferred in 2015

2 B-237 «Rostov-na-Donu» transferred in 2015

3 B-262 «Staryi Oskol» transferred in 2016

4 B-265 «Krasnodar» 2016-2017

5 B-268 «Velikii Nongorod» 2016-2017

6 B-271 «Kolpino» 2017

Missile ship type 21631

Submarine type 636.3

№ Name To be put in

service

1 «Zelioniy Dol»transferred

in 2015

2 «Serpukhov»transferred

in 2015

3«VyshniyVolochiok»

2017

STRENGTHENING OF THE RUSSIAN JOINT TASK FORCE IN CRIMEA

6 Su-30М2

9 Su-30SМ

Existing means can be used as an asset to deliver nuclear weapon

Advanced assets can deliver nuclear weapon

Tu-22М3 strategic long-range bomber Su-34 fighter-bomber

Range of engagement – 2400 kmМах destruction range of cruise missile

with nuclear munitions - 600 km

Range of engagement – 1100 kmCruise missile and avionic bombs with

nuclear munitions

In 2014-2015 Russia has studied the opportunity to reconstruct the nuclear ammunition depots in Crimea

“Feodosiya-13" special object

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RUSSIAN JTF IN CRIMEA HAS THE ASSETS TO DELIVER NUCLEAR WEAPON

№ Type Name Weapon

1 guided missile cruiser “Moskva” Missile system

“VULKAN"

2 frigate type 11356 «Admiral Grigorovich»Missile system

“Kalibr-NK"

3missile ship type

21631«Zelioniy Dol»

Missile system“Kalibr-NK"

4missile ship type

21631«Serpukhov»

Missile system“Kalibr-NK"

№ Type Name Weapon

5 submarine type 636.3 B-261 «Novorosiysk»Missile system

“Kalibr-PL"

6 submarine type 636.3 B-237 «Rostov-na-Donu»Missile system

“Kalibr-PL"

7 submarine type 636.3 B-262 «Staryi Oskol»Missile system

“Kalibr-PL"

8 bomber Su-24Avionic bombs with nuclear munitions

NB

8

CNB

Nav Av

BSF

April 18-24, 2016 30th battle ship division, 41st cruise missile ship brigade, 197th assault ship brigade held nuclear weapons exercise.

4 3 r d s e p n a v

a t k a v n r e g t

3 1 8 th s e p c o m

p a v n r e g t 30th battle ship div

11th sub Bde

197thAMHP Bde

41st missile ship Bde

15th sep CoMBde

18th SAM regt

Date: Apr 19-22/2016Involved:from 30th warship div – 3 ships and 5 boatsfrom 41st missile ship Bde – 5 ships and 5 boatsDate: 26-30.04.2016From 197th AMHP Bde involved 7 ships

43rd sep nav atk avn regtDate: Apr 19-22/2016Involved: Su-24М

318th sep comp avn regtDate: Apr 27-29/2016Involved: Be-12 and Аn-26 aircrafts and Ka-27helicopter

15th sep CoMBdeDate: Apr 18-23/2016Involved:sep CoMBat “Bastion-P” (Fiolent cape);sep CoBat “Bal-Т” (Tarkhankut cape);sep CoBat “Club-К” (Feodosiya and Kerch).

Main tasks of exercises are trainings of joint forcesgroupings activities for:• strategic deterrence of adversary;• counteracting to “global strike”;• countermeasures to cruise missiles;• annihilation of essential objects with high-precisionweapons of all types of basing.

Direction of trainingʼs actions showspreparations of Russian JTF in Crimea forconfrontation with Ukraine as well as NATOmember countries

Djankoi

Simferopol

Perevalne

Yevpatoriya

Saky

Kacha

Belbek

Sevastopol

MILITARY TRAININGS OF RUSSIAN JOINT FORCE IN CRIMEA

NB

NB

NB

UKRAINE

ROMANIA

BULGARY

TURKEY

Russia's demonstration of capabilities to conduct abombing strikes on the battle ship groups of NATOStanding Naval Forces and military infrastructure of theBlack Sea region countries

9

Blocking NATO naval forces in bases

127 aRegt

4 Тu-95МS Su-27,Su-34, Su-25

RUSSIA

NB

Engels

BSF

Sevastopol

NB

Su-27,Su-30, Su-33

Constanca

Varna

Burgas

Eregli

MOLDOVA

Stambul

September 7-8, 2016 had been practicednight bombardment at the “Chauda” range

Military training area “Chauda”

4 Тu-22М3

RUSSIAN ELEMENTS OF ARMED FORCES AT THE STRATEGIC COMMAND STAFF

EXERCISE “CAUCASUS-2016” ON THE TERRITORY OF OCCUPIED CRIMEA

(activities of the aerospace forces)

UKRAINE

ROMANIA

BULGARY

TURKEY

10

RUSSIA

BSF

SevastopolNB

Military training area “Opuk”

MOLDOVA

Stambul

With the participation of Minister of DefenceS.Shoygu had been practiced amphibious operationand airborne assault at the “Opuk” range succeededby offensive (September 7-8, 2016).

Minister of Defence of the RFSergey Shoygu

AAMS S-400 “Triumpf”

RUSSIAN ELEMENTS OF ARMED FORCES AT THE STRATEGIC COMMAND STAFF

EXERCISE “CAUCASUS-2016” ON THE TERRITORY OF OCCUPIED CRIMEA

(activities of the air-borne troops and marine corps)

NB

NB

NB

UKRAINE

ROMANIA

BULGARY

TURKEY

11

RUSSIA

NB

BSF

Sevastopol

NB

Constanca

Varna

Burgas

Eregli

MOLDOVA

Istambul

Units and formations of the BSF RF had practiced:• defence setting of all degree by battle ship group;• struggle for survival;• search and rescue operations;• elements of amphibious operation;• gun and missile-firing exercise.

Tactical battle ship group had been formed

(22 ships)

18th SAM regt

Feodosiya

Military training area “Chauda”

Military training area “Opuk”

Submarine “Novorossiysk” had been carried out SLCM “Kalibr-PL”

RUSSIAN ELEMENTS OF ARMED FORCES AT THE STRATEGIC COMMAND STAFF

EXERCISE ““CAUCASUS-2016” ON THE TERRITORY OF OCCUPIED CRIMEA

(activities of the Black Sea fleet)

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1. The measures of Russian militarization of Crimea and further protectionof its regional interests increase the possibility of the armed conflict inthe region, which could escalate into larger scale armed confrontationwith nuclear weapons.

2. In general, peculiarities of holding of the strategic command staffexercise “CAUCASUS-2016” is evidenced by Russia‘s permanentaggressive policy concerning Ukraine and states of Black Sea region.Russian leadership tries to demonstrate capabilities to settle territoryand political issues (first of all in the area of national interests) in anoppressive way.

CONCLUSIONS