The Ukrainian Air Force accused Russia of provocations and increased air defense capabilities. This is reported by UNIAN agency referring to the statement of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces.

"On March 22, the forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the second time in a month recorded provocative actions by the air component of the Air and Space Forces of the Russian Federation along the eastern and southern Ukrainian airspace," the report said. We are talking about fighter jets and bombers, which flew from the airfields Shaykivka, Krymsk and Belbek.

It is also reported that a group of long-range strategic Tu-22 rocket-carrying bombers with a full ammunition accompanied by a pair of Su-30 fighters of Russia carried out a flight in the airspace of the Crimea, the Azov and Black Seas, and worked out blows against the conventional enemy there.

"Such actions of the aviation of the Russian Federation are primarily caused by a reaction to the next stage of command and staff training in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to work out a blockade of the Bosporus Strait," the Air Force of Ukraine noted.

RBC sent a request to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

On February 24, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) accused the Russian special services of trying to blow up Ukraine's cruiser in order to destabilize the situation and discredit Ukraine in the eyes of the world community.

Link: https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/5ab3eecd9a79477ede035005