Russian warships take position off Crimea in response to Ukrainian missile drills a day after it is revealed Putin moved 55,000 troops to the border as threat of war escalates
Ukraine has began two days of missile tests near Crimea on Thursday
Move has angered Russia which has put its air defence forces on high alert
Moscow has also deployed warships in response to the ‘nervous situation’
Comes day after Putin deployed 55,000 troops on the Ukrainian border
By THOMAS BURROWS and GARETH DAVIES
DailyMail.com
1 December 2016
Ukraine has begun two days of missile tests near Crimea in a move that has infuriated Russia in a fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.
Relations between the one-time allies collapsed in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea and backed pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine said the aim of the tests is to bolster its defence capabilities and test S-300 medium-range surface-to-air missiles.
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