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Russia's National Guard will create a special naval unit to protect the bridge to Crimea

Source: TASS

Russia’s National Guard says it will create a special naval unit to protect a bridge connecting Russia’s mainland to the Crimean peninsula.

Construction on the 12-mile bridge over the Kerch Strait began in February 2016. The bridge will have both roads and railways, and it’s expected to open for cars in December 2018 and for trains a year later.

Russia’s National Guard was created by executive order in April 2016, absorbing many special divisions of the Interior Ministry.

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