Russian Forces Withdraw Anti-Aircraft Units from Occupied Crimea

The Atesh agents, who are integrated into the Russian Armed Forces, report the beginning of the withdrawal of certain anti-aircraft missile units from the temporarily occupied Crimea to the territory of Russia.

This is stated in the message of the guerrilla movement.

According to the agents, this decision was made not only because of the Ukrainian Defense Forces' attacks on oil depots and military facilities, but also under pressure from Russian society.
Some of the anti-aircraft systems, including those of the 31st Air Defense Division, have already begun to be moved from Crimea to new positions.

The Atesh movement notes that the Russian command is aware that the withdrawal of these units creates serious gaps in the peninsula's defense system. Airfields, military depots, and the Kerch Bridge remain vulnerable.

The guerrillas also emphasize that the attacks of Ukrainian long-range drones demonstrate the inability of the Putin regime to protect important military facilities not only in occupied Crimea, but also in Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, and other regions of Russia.

Losses of oil depots and logistics centers have already reached a critical level, jeopardizing the supply of fuel for Russian troops. This, in turn, could negatively affect their combat capabilities at the front.

Recently, the Russian military has been actively moving equipment in Crimea after attacks by Ukrainian UAVs.

Earlier, the Russian military increased the number of air defense systems near key Russian military facilities in the occupied Crimea. At the same time, they have weakened the defense of other frontline areas.

The guerrillas also discovered that the Russians have begun to redeploy their aircraft to inactive airfields. For example, the occupiers are working on runways, repairing buildings and moving military equipment and people to Zavodske airport in the temporarily occupied Simferopol.

Андрій Колісніченко