The United States Department of Defense, via the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), planned renovations to School No. 5 in Sevastopol, Crimea in 2013, before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
NOT BSTOTAL BS
NOT BS — Verdict: True
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The Short Version
U.S. government contracting records show NAVFAC sought bids in 2013 to renovate School No. 5 in Sevastopol, then canceled the project in 2014 after the Ukraine crisis. That means the renovation was planned before Russia’s March 2014 annexation of Crimea. The evidence does not support claims that the school project was really a U.S. naval base scheme.
Caveats
The documented fact is a pre-annexation solicitation and planned renovation, not proof that construction began or a contract was completed.
Several lower-quality outlets mischaracterized the school project as a plan for a U.S. Navy engineering base; that framing is not supported by the primary records.
“Planned” is important here: the evidence supports procurement planning by NAVFAC, not a finished or executed renovation.