On Wednesday, April 14, during a special joint meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council in Vienna, the US Mission to the OSCE, Courtney Austrian, said that the estimated number of Russian troops in the occupied Crimeamakes 31,500.
"According to the information obtained from available sources, now Russia has more troops deployed on the border with Ukraine than at any time since 2014. Russia has deployed 15-25 thousand troops to Crimea or closer to the borders of Ukraine. This number includes infantry, tank battalions, helicopters, air defense systems. In Crimea, according to our estimates, the number of Russian military personnel makes 31,500 people, and modern air defense systems such as S-400, fighters and coastal defense cruise missiles have been deployed, "- she said.
In addition, it is said that along the internationally recognized border with Ukraine since 2015, Russia has significantly increased the number of its troops, deploying tens of thousands of troops, reactivating units, updating bases and deploying more powerful ground air and air defense.