The Foreign Ministry said that Kyiv continues to plan the seizure of the Crimea

Kyiv continues to plan the military to seize and strike Crimea, says in the message of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Ukrainian crisis.

“Today, the Kiev regime continues to plan the military seizure of the Crimea and strikes against it, not at all worrying about the lives of Russian civilians. The other day, US Deputy Secretary of State V. Nuland [Виктория] at a Carnegie Center event called military installations in Russian Crimea “legitimate targets” for Ukraine. It seems that Washington expects to earn extra points on the “Crimean campaign” for the upcoming elections,” the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov informedthat the Russian military prevented the attempt by the Ukrainian side of a massive drone attack on the objects of the Crimean peninsula.

In early February, it was reported that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine started to the formation of assault brigades from the military, border guards and police to seize the Crimea and Donbass. Commenting on this news, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov declaredthat the security of the Crimea is provided reliably. The Kremlin spokesman noted that the Donbass is not yet completely protected, so the special military operation continues. Also last summer, the press secretary saidthat the security of Crimea is guaranteed by preventive and additional measures taken by the Russian military.

Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 after a referendum. According to its results, 96.77% of voters in the Republic of Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol were in favor of joining Russia. Nevertheless, Kyiv continues to insist that Crimea is Ukrainian territory. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the issue of Crimea is “finally closed.”