Russia deploys Crimean marines near Mariupol

Russia has deployed the marine units of the coastal defense troops of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Armed Forces near Mariupol, Donetsk region.

This is reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine.

"The Russian command continues masking the involvement of the units of the 810th separate brigade of the marine corps (Sevastopol) of the coastal defense troops of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Armed Forces in the military operations in Mariupol direction. In the beginning of March this year, the 1 AK 9th special motorized rifle regiment of the marines (Novoazovsk) was renamed 9th separate assault motorized rifle regiment of the marines," reads the report.

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