Posted on Sep 17, 2023
Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
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This week saw spectacular Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, hitting Russian warships and missiles.
Estimates of the damage done ran into billions of pounds and raised the question: is Ukraine getting ready to retake Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014?
Crimea is a Russian fortress, so it is important not to get carried away.
"The strategy has two main goals," says Oleksandr Musiienko, from Kyiv's Centre for Military and Legal Studies.
Estimates of the damage done ran into billions of pounds and raised the question: is Ukraine getting ready to retake Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014?
Crimea is a Russian fortress, so it is important not to get carried away.
"The strategy has two main goals," says Oleksandr Musiienko, from Kyiv's Centre for Military and Legal Studies.
Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
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There seems to be no end to this conflict and the people of Ukraine must be so weary over this protracted and persisting conflict.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""When we shut down the Crimean bridge, it will be a logistical problem for them," Ryzhenko says, with some understatement.
Cutting off Crimea would be catastrophic for Russia and provide a welcome boost to Ukraine's difficult southern offensive.
So is all this a prelude to a Ukrainian effort to retake the peninsula?
Observers here in Kyiv are trying not to get ahead of themselves.
"I think this could be a preparation for the liberation of Crimea," Musiienko. "But I understand that it will take time.
"What we're trying to do right now is clean the way to Crimea.""...
...""When we shut down the Crimean bridge, it will be a logistical problem for them," Ryzhenko says, with some understatement.
Cutting off Crimea would be catastrophic for Russia and provide a welcome boost to Ukraine's difficult southern offensive.
So is all this a prelude to a Ukrainian effort to retake the peninsula?
Observers here in Kyiv are trying not to get ahead of themselves.
"I think this could be a preparation for the liberation of Crimea," Musiienko. "But I understand that it will take time.
"What we're trying to do right now is clean the way to Crimea.""...
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