This is evidenced by the strikes of Ukraine in the occupied Crimea, in particular, on terrestrial systems of air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. "Crimea is vulnerable. The Russians have a relatively limited space for maneuver on the peninsula. Putin has something to lose both political and military plan.
Therefore, if a limited number of fighter jets and can have real influence, then only here - and over the Black Sea that will become Fully available, as soon as the issue of air defense in Crimea, "said the Center Analytist Frederick Mertens. But in turn, analysts are convinced that Russia cannot afford to lose Crimea.
"This gives Ukraine the opportunity to use the threat of Crimea as a exchange coin in future negotiations," said Maria Snegova, a researcher of the program "Europe, Russia and Eurasia". Another expert on democracy of the Center for Analysis of European Policy Elina Beketova believes that if Ukraine is able to win Crimea and restore control of the Black Sea, it will mean the end of the war.
It should be reminded that on June 17, the spokesman of the Navy of the Armed Forces Dmitry Pletenchuk stated that Russia began to use less to use the Crimean bridge to transport military cargo, so it ceased to be an important tactical and strategic goal for the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Also in the Navy of the Armed Forces named the losses of the Fleet of the Russian Federation and explained why Russia is not coming from the Black Sea.
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