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Russia will be forced to utilize the Ukrainian hardware left in Crimea after annexation in 2014 if Kyiv does not take it away during ten years as TASS news agency reported.

“It is, first of all, the task of the leadership of Ukraine (on the Ukrainian hardware left in Crimea, including vessels and planes, - 112.international). based on the international norms, they should take away the hardware during 10 years or we will be forced to utilize it as it is not used, declines and short out,” Vladimir Shamanov, the Chairman of State Duma Defense Committee, said.

According to him, modern samples “were not found in Crimea and the present are not interesting for Russia.”

Crimea was annexed by Russia after the illegal referendum held on the peninsula in March 2014. Earlier, the Russian military captured all strategic military objects and buildings of the key authoritative bodies. Neither Ukraine nor the rest of the civilized countries recognized the results of the referendum. A number of the European and the world countries, including Ukraine, imposed the economic sanctions against Russia.