Satellite images show the evacuation of a Russian base in Crimea
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Records obtained by CNN indicate that Russia has removed vehicles and weapons from the area. Russians fear attack from Ukraine
Satellite images were taken by CNN It shows that Russia has removed vehicles, weapons and other equipment from the military base in Crimea.
Comparison of records captured on January 21, February 11, and March 27 this year by the European Union (EU) Sentinel 2 satellite and the US technology company Maxar Technologies Indicates that the site is empty.
In the first two images, it is possible to see various equipment, such as armored vehicles, tanks and artillery weapons, at the base located near the village of Medvedevka and close to the border with Kherson, in southern Ukraine.
Image taken by the EU Sentinel 2 satellite of the Russian military base in Medvedevka, Crimea, on January 21, 2023.
A Maxar Technologies satellite image of the Russian military base in Medvedevka, Crimea, on February 11, 2023.
Already in the March photo, most of the vehicles are no longer at the base.
Image taken by the EU Sentinel 2 satellite of the Russian military base in Medvedevka, Crimea, on March 27, 2023.
The reason for the withdrawal is still unknown. On April 11, Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov told reporters that the region was on high alert in anticipation of a possible attack from Ukraine. Russian troops built up on the peninsula “Modern Defenses” And they had troops and equipment “more than enough” to fend off a possible attack. information from AP.
One of the Ukrainian government’s goals is to regain control of the region. On April 7, for example, he appealed to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to cede Crimea to Russia. “Respect and order will only return when the Ukrainian flag is returned to Crimea”He said.
The announcement was given one day after the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), suggested that Ukraine give up the territory in order to ensure peace in the two countries.
Crimea – formerly an autonomous region of Ukraine – was annexed by the Russian government in 2014.
The peninsula is disputed as an important strategic area due to its geographical location. Since before the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, infrastructure has been the Kremlin’s main way of supplying Russian forces in Crimea.
Russia used the area to invade Ukraine. The region is also home to the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet, stationed at Sebastapol, a city on the peninsula.
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