RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CRISIS-CRIMEA-AIR-FORCE

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CRISIS-CRIMEA-AIR-FORCE

A Russian orthodox priest blesses a SU-27 SM fighter jet on the airfield of Belbek military airport outside Sevastopol on November 26, 2014. Crimean military air forces were reinforced by ten Russian SU-27 SM and four SU-30 fighter jets today. NATO’s top military commander warned Wednesday that Russia’s “militarisation” of the annexed Crimea peninsula could be used by Moscow to exert control across the whole Black Sea region. AFP PHOTO / YURI LASHOV