Russia began to return troops from exercises in Crimea

The Russian military, who took part in the exercises in Crimea, began to return to the bases, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"On April 23, the troops (forces) of the Southern Military District and the Airborne Forces, involved in the surprise check, proceeded to return to their permanent deployment points," the military department said on Friday.
"At present, military units and formations are marching to railway loading stations and airfields, loading onto landing ships, railway platforms and military transport aircraft," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to the ministry, there has already been a loading of marine units, equipment and weapons of the Caspian Flotilla and the Black Sea Fleet into large landing ships.
"The marines will have to transfer to their permanent deployment points in a combined way – by sea, rail and marches," the Defense Ministry said.
They noted that the airborne forces have also begun to transfer from the Crimea – they will get to the basing points by military transport aircraft and by rail.
After the exercises, the chemical protection troops of the Southern Military District also leave Crimea, the equipment and weapons of the command brigade of the combined-arms association of the Southern Military District are loaded into the railway transport.