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It's all over in Crimea Island: Thousands of Russians began to flee!

It's all over in Crimea Island: Thousands of Russians began to flee!

By Crux News Published about a year ago 4 min read
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The war between Ukraine and Russia continue to escalate in southern and eastern Ukrine. Despite the intense clashes on the eastern and southern front . The heart of the Ukrainian war is determined as Crimea and Ukraine is getting close to Crimea with each passing day . The Crimean peninsula which Russia unjustly annexed in 2014 has become the ultimate target of the Ukrainian army.

With the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson the gates of Crimea were open to the Ukrainian army . It is among the news that Ukrainian army sent addition troops to Kherson and built up there . The current strategy of the Ukrainian army is to block the Russian logistics routes to Crimea via Kherson and to achieve to decisive the victory .Leaving the Russian troops in Crimea as an open target in recent days . It's all over in Crimea Island: Thousands of Russians began to flee!

The Ukrainian army again carried out a series of attacks on Crimea . Russian Air Defense system in Crimea became operational at noon according to eyewitnesses . The guided missiles fired from the Russian air defense systems Donetsk region glided to the sky leaving traces and exploded after a while.

According to the footage the Russian air defense struggled to intercept whats appeared to be missiles in the Niger region of Crimea . While local media claimed that multiple Ukrainian missiles destroyed targets in Crimea . A video was posted on social media showing that Russian air defense prevented the bombs from hitting the area.

The video showed that Russian air defense missile were constantly thrown towards the approaching missiles also in the video after about 15 seconds of continues fire a loud explosion appears as one missile hits the other . Another video shared three days ago defensive shells seemed to be fired in random directions.

Russian forces struggled to block a successful hit .It is unclear whether the explosion was defensive fire hitting Russia own missiles or an offensive one . It was the second attack in Crimea in two days after drones exploded targeting the Russian balback air base near Sevastopol.

According to local officials Russian air defense systems were put into working conditions as they were desperately trying to protect military equipments . Petro Andrewshenko an adviser to the mayor of mariupol confirmed that the air defense were triggered twice . Sevastopol governer Michaela Rasvasive who was later appointed by Russia reported that the Russian air defense system shot down two UAVs over the area .

In the balbec region in the morning we have witnessed at least 10 attacks against Russian military targets in the Russian annexed Crimea in the last 20 days . In addition while the inhabitants of this peninsula continue to be shaken in terms of socioeconomics . They are also disturbed psychologically from being in this region .

The residents of Crimea who wake up every day with anxiety and fear continue to leave the peninsula due to possible Ukrainian attacks . Until now ten thousands of citizens have left the Crimea peninsula of these reason . It is known that escape from the peninsula is still continues .

The Ukrainian forces drones strikes in the Crimea are the worst fears for the residents and invading Russian troops on this peninsula .

Also Russian local carriers refused to go to Crimea along the aforementioned land corridor as they remain on the line of fire of the Ukrainian army . For this reason prices are rising in the occupied peninsula . Civilian carriers that used to carry fuel and supplies via Crimea are leaving the route .

Prices of fuel , medicines and food product skyrockets int the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea . Dennis Chistakop deputy permanent representative of the president of Ukraine Crimea

Stated that the invaders understood that the Crimean bridge was unreliable and could be targeted by Ukrainian forces . All these explosions in Crimea's airstrikes and fact that the Crimean highways are under fire control by Ukraine are leading all ethnic people including Russian leaving in Crimea to revolt against Putin .

Sevastopol is a vital port city for Russia . The Russian Black sea fleet responsible for bombing critical infrastructure across Ukraine is stationed in Sevastopol . It is also the only hot water port Russia has access to Siberian port freeze four months a year due to harsh condition this is crucial for Russia ability to export goods all year round .

The pace of Russia annexation of Crimea when pro western rallies began in Kyiv in 2014 and the extent to which the Ukrainian armed forces have strengthened their land corridor over Crimea since they liberated the southern port city of the Kherson in november is Russia prominence on the global stage .

It is an indicator of the importance of Sevastopol for its influence in a statement shared by Ukraine defense ministry spokesman Andrea Chernyak he stated that Russia is now making every effort to protect the long corridor of Crimea by deploying new military units in the northern parts of the Black sea region . Cherbyuk says they are losing therefore realizing that they will have to conduct combat operations on these lines .............................Read More

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