If tomorrow is war

The captured Ukrainian military was released and left Crimea. On the borders of Ukraine there is a regrouping of Russian troops

In the middle of this week , several videos and photographs appeared on the Internet, indicating that Russia is pulling new armed units to the border with Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about the elite Taman and Kantemirov divisions. According to CNN sources in the American White House, referring to the exploration forecast, the threat of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is now "much more real than we thought more recently."

According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine , in recent days there is an active regrouping of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. According to the agency, two military trains with 60 wagons with personnel and military equipment arrived at the Klimovo station in the Bryansk region the day before. According to the Ministry of Defense, a large number of tanks are now observed in the south-west of the Bryansk region, more than 25 Mi-24 assault helicopters were transferred near Belgorod. It is also reported that along the border with Ukraine, Russian troops continue to deploy communications and management funds, hospitals and platforms with modules for personnel living.

The head of the border service of Ukraine Nikolai Litvin at a briefing in Kiev said that in recent days the unauthorized flights of Russian aviation over Ukrainian territory have become more frequent. We are talking about helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and unmanned aircraft. The border service responded to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry that Ukrainian border guards allegedly unreasonably did not let the crews of Russian aircraft into Kyiv airports. On March 24, at the Borispol airport, a citizen of Russia, one of the pilots of Aeroflot Airlines, was closed to the territory of the country. This was done on the basis of an order from the Security Service of Ukraine. Such cases were already in early March at the airports of Donetsk and Kharkov, in the SBU and the border service they will not comment on the reason for the ban on entering these Russian citizens, but the Ukrainian press writes that, perhaps, under the guise of pilots, the leaders of sabotage Russian groups tried to get to Ukraine.

Vitaly Klitschko and businessman, deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Petro Poroshenko - the main applicants for the presidential chair in the elections planned on May 25 , met in London with the leaders of Great Britain and representatives of the British parliament. Ukrainian politicians called on the West to more decisive actions against Russia. According to Vitaly Klitschko, there is no effect from the sanctions already imposed against Russia, so new steps are needed for sanctions. But they, Klitschko emphasized, should not be made in relation to ordinary Russians, but in relation to the leadership of the Russian Federation.

On March 27, the International Monetary Fund must announce the results of negotiations in Kyiv on the issue of providing Ukraine with financial assistance. Ukraine, whose economy is now experiencing a serious crisis, claimed to receive a loan from the IMF in the amount of $ 15 to 25 billion. The first tranche can be received in April this year. A large extent depends on the decision of the IMF whether Ukraine will receive financial assistance from the European Union and the USA.

From the territory of Crimea, the evacuation of the Ukrainian military who refused to go over to the side of the Russian army, as well as their families, was continued by the independent Crimean journalist Alexei Kazakevich, Radio Liberty.

On the evening of March 26, six Ukrainian military were liberated, which were captured during the capture of the military units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Crimea. Accompanied by armed people, they were delivered to the Chonggar checkpoint, the Kherson region, on the border with Ukraine, and there they transferred the Ukrainian authorities there.

Colonel Julius Mamchur , Major General Igor Voronchenko, second rank captain Vyacheslav Demyanenko, senior lieutenant Alexander Filippov, marine infantry commander , Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Deleatitsky and his deputy Major Rostislav Lomtev, were released. They were captured a few days ago, under different circumstances. All military are already in Kyiv.

Colonel Julius Mamchur, captured on March 22 during the assault by representatives of Crimea Self -Defense of the Ukrainian air base in Belbek, through journalists said that they had exerted strong psychological pressure: he was kept in a single chamber for several days, Russian military were talking to him and tried to convince him to go to the Russian army. According to him, he was not allowed to sleep, they beat the butt on the door.

Colonel Mamchura was kept in a single chamber for several days, tried to convince to go to the Russian army, did not let them sleep - they beat the door with butt

The liberated officers intend to take their families from the Crimea, because many threaten many. Meanwhile, the evacuation of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who refused to serve in the Russian army, continues. Now there is an evacuation from Kerch, where the Marine Corps battalion is located. On the eve of the evacuation of the Marine Corps battalion from Feodosia. The evacuation of military personnel from the Sevastopol naval base continues. The question is also about the export of family members of military personnel, we are talking about thousands of people.

Problems with electricity, which began in Crimea at the end of last week , still remain. According to journalist Alexei Kazakevich, although there are no interruptions with light in Simferopol for the second day, in some settlements in the Crimea, the light was disconnected yesterday. At the same time, according to energy structures, electricity from the territory of mainland Ukraine is now uninterrupted.

The Crimean authorities say that there will be no more problems with energy supply, generators are now being imported in the Crimea, they plan to install several mobile power plants that can remove the severity of the energy issue if it arises again. And he, according to experts, can occur periodically. According to journalist Alexei Kazakevich, official Kyiv has many complaints: why all the military are not released, why property is seized, including with people who work there. However, the journalist notes, the causes of interruptions in electricity may not be related to politics: the state of energy systems of both Ukraine and Crimea is quite deplorable and emergency situations often arose here earlier.