Strikes on depots in Crimea extra important than Kerch Bridge assault, says former Aydar commander

Detonation of ammunition on the warehouse of the occupiers within the Kirov district of Crimea, July 19, 2023

The current strikes on weapon depots in occupied Crimea maintain larger significance than the assault on the Kerch Bridge on July 17, former Aydar Battalion platoon commander Yevhen Dykyi stated in an interview with Radio NV on July 26.

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“The strike on the Crimean Bridge this time carried considerably larger political and psychological significance, because it efficiently focused its vehicular part. The principle army cargoes (each ammunition and tools) are transported through the railway part of the Crimean Bridge, not the vehicular one,” Dykyi defined.

The strikes on the Crimean Bridge have considerably impacted Russian logistics, resulting in the rerouting of vacationers heading to Crimea for leisure by means of different routes passing Melitopol, Berdyansk, and Mariupol, as a result of precarious scenario on the bridge.

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“The Crimean Bridge nonetheless wants additional work; we particularly want to focus on its railway part. Nonetheless, the Crimean weapon depots maintain larger significance,” Dykyi added.

He revealed that previously few days, 4 very giant depots in Crimea have been hit. These depots, he stated, have been on the military stage, supposed to offer logistical assist for all the Russian armed forces for a minimum of a month.

“We’ve taken out a minimum of 4 such depots in simply the final week, and this could straight have an effect on their scenario on the frontlines,” Dykyi asserted.

The night time of July 17 noticed explosions on the Crimean Bridge, leading to a whole halt of visitors. The Russians admitted that full restoration of the bridge wouldn’t be potential till the tip of 2023. A supply in regulation enforcement companies knowledgeable NV that Ukraine’s SBU safety service and the Ukrainian Navy have been concerned within the nighttime assault, which utilized floor drones.

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There have been a number of strikes on weapon depots in Crimea over the previous week:

On July 19, a depot of the Russian Armed Forces close to Staryi Krym caught hearth and exploded for over a day.

On July 22, explosions close to the settlement of Oktyabrske, situated roughly 43 kilometers from Simferopol, led to the occupiers reporting a “detonation at an ammunition depot.”

On July 24, the Kremlin-appointed “Crimea governor” Sergei Aksionov reported a strike close to Dzhankoy.

Most not too long ago, on July 26, it was reported that six Russian army personnel have been injured as a result of a strike on a restore battalion in occupied Crimea.

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