Presidential representative: Russian missiles deployed in Crimea could reach targets in NATO and EU countries

Further militarization of the Crimean peninsula may become a basis for strengthening sanctions against Russia.
"Ukraine collects and documents this information. Many Western states have said that facts and evidence of increased militarization of the Crimean peninsula will be a factor in strengthening the sanctions regime. All countries in the region take this into account and understand what potential threats this could lead to," Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Anton Korynevych said in an interview with Ukrinform.

Crimea is a very serious point on the map for militarization and the Russian Federation uses this fact, he noted.

“There are places in Crimea where nuclear weapons can be stored. Warships that can carry missiles with a range of more than 2,000 km are already deployed in Crimea. Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems are already in Crimea, the issue of creating a separate Iskander brigade is being considered. Russia can shoot through the sea of ​​the region and hit the target only with landbased missile system, without using warships,” Korynevych said.

“In theory, these could be targets on the territory of the NATO and EU countries,” said the Presidential representative in Crimea.

He added that Crimea "to one degree or another, gives Russia control over the entire Azov-Black Sea region."