Ten years after its annexation by Russia, occupied Crimea is today one of the priority objectives of the Ukrainian armed forces. kyiv is increasing its efforts and carrying out daring military operations to try to retake the peninsula.
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Aerial and maritime drone attacks, missile attacks, the armed forces Ukrainian maintain pressure on the peninsula, which constitutes an important base for troop logistics Russian. Isolate Crimea to reduce the supply of men and equipment “ is extremely important to us, as it is the way to reduce the number of attacks coming from this region “, explained Volodymyr Zelensky at the very beginning of the year in an interview with The Economistemphasizing that “ Crimea and the battle in the Black Sea (would become) the center of gravity of the war “.
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News ” surprises » coming to the peninsula
Earlier this month, Ukrainian military intelligence released video of the alleged naval drone attack on a modern Russian patrol boat, the Sergei Kotov. At the end of December, one of the largest amphibious warships, the Novocherkassk, was hit by long-range missiles in the port of Feodosiya. Three months earlier, Ukrainian armed forces had bombed the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov announced news “ surprises » coming to the peninsula, emphasizing that Russia’s war against Ukraine began not two years ago, but ten years ago, with the occupation of Ukrainian Crimea.