Military step up defense of Zmiinnyi

As explained in the State Border Service, the following precautions have been taken for a possible complication of the situation. On the eve the ships maneuvered near the island, boats and aircraft of the Navy and Border Protection. A unit of marines with heavy weapons landed on the Zmiinyi landed.
Former political adviser to former Foreign Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt - Aaron Koreva believes that this year Russia may try to grab this Island for its subsequent use as a military base to destabilize Odessa and maritime trade, carried out by Ukraine in the Black Sea.