MOSCOW - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sept. 16 Russia needed to increase its military presence on the Crimea peninsula due to the crisis in Ukraine, news agencies reported.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Shoigu says sending extra troops to Crimea a priority
A man stands near a trainload of modified T-72 Russian tanks after their arrival in Gvardeyskoe railway station near the Crimean capital Simferopol, on March 31, 2014.
