Crimea will soon become an island due to drone pressure – Defense Minister Fedorov
Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov (Photo: Press Service of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine)
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukrainian drones are effectively isolating Russian-occupied Crimea and could soon turn the peninsula into an "island" by disrupting key logistics routes, speaking in an interview on the PRESSING YouTube channel on June 17.
"In essence, drones are isolating Crimea. In the near future, it appears that Crimea will effectively become an island," Fedorov said.
According to him, the situation could have "unexpected consequences" for the Russian side.
Asked by Peichev whether Crimea was going to become "an exciting place," the minister replied that it would become "a complete disaster."
Strikes on the Chonhar Bridge and Crimea's fuel crisis
The attack on the Chonhar Bridge became known on June 7. Following severe damage to the roadway, representatives of the Russian-installed administration in the occupied part of Ukraine's Kherson region suspended traffic across the crossing.
On the night of June 9, Ukraine's Defense Forces launched a second strike on the Chonhar Bridge. Ukrainian military officials said they used specialized systems developed by Fire Point and Behemoth long-range unmanned aerial vehicles to attack the strategic facility.
On June 11, Dmytro "Perun" Filatov, commander of the 1st Separate Assault Regiment, said Ukraine's Defense Forces had struck a convoy of about 50 trucks moving through Armyansk in Crimea after traffic through Chonhar had been halted.
On June 13, Filatov confirmed new strikes targeting railway links and a pontoon crossing used by Russian forces in the Chonhar direction.
In late May, the Russian-installed authorities in Crimea introduced fuel sales restrictions, limiting purchases to 20 liters per person per day. Reports later circulated online claiming that the sale of gasoline vouchers to private individuals had been suspended across the peninsula.
On June 4, Sergei Aksyonov, the Kremlin-installed head of occupied Crimea, said gasoline sales on the peninsula had been completely restricted for "several days." Fuel would still be available through previously purchased vouchers, he said, but officials at gas stations would monitor whether anyone exceeded the established limits.
Earlier, Astra reported that Russian tourists were unable to leave Crimea because of gasoline shortages. Social media users complained en masse about being unable to purchase fuel vouchers.
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