Ukraine’s operation to liberate Crimea and its territorial waters in the Black Sea is gaining momentum, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Budanov.
During successful multi-faceted operations, Ukraine has managed to take back control of the northern Black Sea and has weakened the Russian forces in Crimea. The Russian fleet is fleeing the peninsula, General-Lieutenant Kirill Budanov of Ukraine’s military intelligence service (GUR MO) told French newspaper Le Monde.
“The northern Black Sea is under Ukrainian control, as are the gas extraction platforms,” Budanov said. By platforms, he referred to the so-called “Boyko towers” captured by the Russians in 2014 during the occupation of Crimea. Russia not only pumped gas there but also used the platforms for military purposes, positioning radar systems on them.
In 2023, Ukrainian intelligence forces successfully landed on the towers, destroying Russian military equipment and rendering it unusable.
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Ukraine’s operation to liberate Crimea and its territorial waters in the Black Sea is gaining momentum, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Budanov.
During successful multi-faceted operations, Ukraine has managed to take back control of the northern Black Sea and has weakened the Russian forces in Crimea. The Russian fleet is fleeing the peninsula, General-Lieutenant Kirill Budanov of Ukraine’s military intelligence service (GUR MO) told French newspaper Le Monde.
“The northern Black Sea is under Ukrainian control, as are the gas extraction platforms,” Budanov said. By platforms, he referred to the so-called “Boyko towers” captured by the Russians in 2014 during the occupation of Crimea. Russia not only pumped gas there but also used the platforms for military purposes, positioning radar systems on them.
In 2023, Ukrainian intelligence forces successfully landed on the towers, destroying Russian military equipment and rendering it unusable.
Time to go huntin’