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Some 94,300 Russian troops deployed on Russia's territory, Ukraine's temporary occupied territories may be involved in escalation – Reznikov
KYIV. Dec 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The total number of troops on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories that can be used for escalation, is now estimated at 94,300 people, Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said.
"Now, near Ukraine and in the temporarily occupied Crimea, 41 battalion-tactical groups are in constant readiness, of which 33 are on a permanent basis, while eight groups have been additionally transferred to Crimea. The total number of troops on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as in temporarily occupied territories, which may be involved for escalation, today is estimated at 94,300," he said during the "hour of questions to the government" in the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv on Friday.
