The leadership of the Russian Federation, “in all likelihood, is increasingly losing confidence in the safety of Crimea after recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian military facilities” on the peninsula. This conclusion was reached by the American Institute for the Study of War in its next report on the situation at the front in Ukraine.
In recent weeks, powerful explosions have occurred at the Russian military airfield in Novofedovka near the resort city of Saki and at the ammunition warehouse in the village of Maykoy near Dzhankoy. Prior to this, the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was attacked. Kyiv did not officially declare responsibility for these incidents, but the Ukrainian authorities are asking the inhabitants of Crimea and other territories occupied by the Russian army to approach military facilities, recalls BBC.
According to ISW, in response to the attacks, Russian forces were transferred to a state of increased readiness and underwent restructuring. The experts of the institute also write with reference to Ukrainian military intelligence that the Russian army transferred its planes deep into the territory of Crimea or to the airfields located in Russia.
“The leaders of Russia and its nationalist information space are increasingly trying to present the latest Ukrainian attacks on Russian military facilities in Crimea as terrorist attacks, – the institute reports. – Thus, they are trying to distract from Russia’s violation of international law and calls to Western The countries recognize Russia to the sponsor of terrorism. “