Russia Deploys Bastion Anti-Ship Missiles To Crimea To Counter Nearby U.S. Navy Ship Deployment

Russia ‘Welcomes’ The US Destroyer Truxtun, By Moving Bastion Anti-Ship Missiles to Crimea

Unconfirmed news reports claim the Russian Navy is deploying land-based ‘Bastion’ anti-ship missile systems as a response to the recent U.S. move entering two naval vessels to the Black Sea. The two American Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) crossed the Bosphorus Strait Friday, headed into the Black Sea, as tensions simmer over Ukraine’s Crimea region. The Russians also moved two naval combatants from the Mediterranean Task Force back to the Black Sea Fleet. Tension is mounting in the Crimea Peninsula with the preparations for a referendum on independence from Ukraine later this week.

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Update #1: US warship in Black Sea as Ukraine’s Crimea readies for referendum -- RT
Update #2: Russia Reacts to US Warship's Arrival in Black Sea -- Military.com

My Comment: If this report is true .... I call this a clear message/signal from Russia to the U.S. .... do not even contemplate intervening in Crimea.