The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the MoD, Kyrylo Budanov, recommends that civilians in Crimea not use the Kerch bridge this year. The head of intelligence said this in a video message. published in the Telegram channel on the Day of Crimean Resistance to Russian Occupation.
"We promised that Ukrainian special forces would be in Crimea in 2023, and we fulfilled this promise. New surprises await the enemies, and I would not recommend the civilian population to use the so-called "Crimean" bridge," — he warned.
Budanov emphasized that for a successful defense and counteroffensive, Ukraine must control the Black Sea and be present on the peninsula. According to him, the assigned tasks have been completed:
— Russia lost a quarter of its ships and was forced to withdraw its fleet to the coast of the Caucasus,
— the enemy is forced to redeploy aviation, because airfields and military facilities in Crimea are constantly under the influence of fire.
"We owe our success to the residents of the Ukrainian Crimea, who not only strengthened their resistance to the occupiers, but also find the opportunity to monitor the entire operational situation on the peninsula and transmit this information to us as soon as possible." he noted.
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