A Russian tourist with a speedometer taking a photo in front of a gun tweeted from the Defense of Ukraine.

The weapon turned out to be a Russian S-400 aerial system hidden in Crimea (Image: Ukraine Defense)

A Russian tourist posted a vacation photo on a speedometer and stumbled across the place where President Vladimir Putin kept his anti-aircraft guns.

This image shows a man standing on the sand of a Crimean beach, posing in a bathing suit and waving at the camera.

Behind him is a large military vehicle, which turns out to be a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system.

The social media photos posted on VKontakte, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, were seen in Marili’s apartment near the city of Yevpatoria.

Its position was confirmed by comparing the image with old satellite images from July.

Ukraine has previously urged Russian tourists not to visit Crimea unless they want an “uncomfortably hot summer vacation”.

But the photo made the country reconsider its position, the Defense Ministry joked.

The weapons were stored in the salt pans near the city of Yevpatoria (Image: Defense Ukraine)

they tweeted yesterday.

“This guy is taking pictures of a Russian air defense position near Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea. Thanks and keep up the good work!”

What Ukraine did with the information and weapons is unknown.

During the last few weeks, Crimea has experienced several powerful explosions.

Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said the Ukrainian resistance was to blame.

Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelesny recently reiterated his belief that Crimea should remain part of the country.

Regarding the Russian occupation since 2014, he said:

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