Ukrainian troops have successfully displaced the Russian fleet from Crimea - Stoltenberg

According to NATO Secretary General, Russia has plans to establish a maritime military base in Abkhazia, which is not strongly supported by the Alliance. The attacks of the Ukrainian military on the naval objects of the Russian forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea are successful. This forces the occupiers to look for alternative locations to accommodate their military fleet.

This was reported by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a comment to reporters during the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels. Answering questions about the stated intentions of Russia to establish a maritime military base in Abkhazia, Stoltenberg stressed that NATO firmly supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, and cannot allow the isolated regions of that country to be used by the Russian Federation in its own interests.

"This is a violation of Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and demonstrates how far Russia wants to go to achieve military goals in Ukraine. But it also demonstrates that Ukrainians were successful in attacks on naval facilities in Crimea, so Russia is looking for alternatives. This demonstrates the achievements that Ukrainians have achieved by attacking the Russian military fleet, "NATO Secretary General.