Two massive attacks on Russian rules in Crimea is far from the front line in The last days gave a boost to Ukraine – eight years after Russia’s annexation of strategic peninsula.
Russia defense Ministry said series of Explosions in an ammunition depot near the village of Dzhankoy on Tuesday which also A railway was damaged, it was a business of “sabotage.”
he was not there public Claim of The responsibility of the Ukrainian authorities, but Presidential aide Mikhailo Podolyak described it as “demilitarized in a job” – using The same terms that Russia uses to justify it invasion of Ukraine.
The eruptions came exactly a week after attack on a air rule that a senior Ukrainian official speak on condition of Anonymity described as “well-prepared, special Party work.
Analyst Oliver Alexander said the eruptions he believes may have been caused With ballistic missiles, they were hitting morale on Russians side and raise it on Ukrainian side.
Crimea is relatively safe in The last six months. Now no longer. do not put more the pressure on Russians.”
The attacks sparked panic among Russian tourists in Crimea and anxiety in The newly-made Moscow-built The bridge connecting Russia to Crimea through the Kerch Strait can be targeted.
Podolac on Wed called for The bridge to be dismantled.
“not important how Voluntarily or not,” indicating that this was also legal military targeting.
counter “knit”
Institute for the study of war in Washington pointed out that tuesday attack I was on a key display axis for Russian forces in Southern Ukraine.
She said attacks of The past The week was a part of “Ukrainian coherent counter-offensiveTo disrupt the supply lines and force Russian forces back across the Dnipro in Southern Ukraine.
Russian supply lines from Crimea directly support Russian forces in Ukraine including those in “In the west of Kherson Oblast,” she added.
Ukraine says I’ve got dozens back of villages on The southern front hit strategic targets, including bridges in recent weeks.
there also There were several explosions in It is believed that the occupied cities are work of vandals.
On Wednesday, Ivan Fedorov, mayor of Melitopol, a city A site near the Russian-occupied Crimea said two explosions killed the TV signal which was supplied by Russia.
Britain defense The ministry said Russian leaders are likely to “increase”. concerned with apparent deterioration in Crimea security, which acts as a back-end area for Occupation “.
‘Not a place for they’
Once on margins of ottoman empire diamond shaped trading main center of The Russian imperialist forces occupied Crimea in eighteen century.
The site was of The last Standing by the anti-Bolshevik forces after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and was transferred to Soviet Ukraine after World War II.
port of keep sevastopol b special Center as headquarters of Russian Black Sea Fleet.
After a pro-Western revolution in Kyiv in 2014, Russian forces took over push the peninsula out Stronger than the Ukrainian soldiers.
After the March 2014 referendum, which was widely considered a hoax, Russia annexed the territory.
In the first hours of that it invasion on February. On September 24, Russia sent troops and weapons through Crimea into southern Ukraine. I finally captured a file city of Kherson – the only major city He carries.
Russian forces eventually established a land corridor connecting Crimea with the Russian-controlled parts of Eastern Ukraine – key Strategic objective.
While the war grinds onthe aim of push russian troops back to their site before invasion It’s no longer enough for a lot of ukrainians who want All their lands, including Crimea, back.
In his daily speech on On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there are now lines of Traffic leave the Crimea for Russia.
The absolute majority of Citizens of terrorist state start To understand or at least feel that the Crimea is not place for they.”
