Russia announces end of Crimea military drills

On Tuesday some of its military units were returning to their bases after exercises near Ukraine and mocked repeated Western warnings

Russia on Wednesday said that military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea had ended and that soldiers were returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders, Qazet.az reports citing AFP.

On Tuesday some of its military units were returning to their bases after exercises near Ukraine and mocked repeated Western warnings.