Katkov explained what goals in Crimea are more important than the Kerch bridge/Collage of Channel 24
Even before the explosions at the Saki military airfield near Novofedorivka, there was a widespread opinion in Ukrainian society that the most effective strike that could be delivered to Crimea to spoil the plans of the Russians was a strike across the Kerch bridge.
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What is more important than the Crimean bridge
They haven’t stopped talking about the attack on this bridge even now, but on in fact, there are more important goals. About this 24 channelsOleg Katkov, military expert, editor-in-chief of Defense Express, said.
According to him, after the defeat of the military airfield, the next targets will be like other airfields, the base of the Russian Navy in occupied Sevastopol, etc.
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This does not mean that the destruction of the Crimean bridge is less important, but it will be necessary when it comes to the land operation to de-occupy the Ukrainian peninsula.
And the destruction of airfields and bases of the Russian Navy is of practical importance right now. After all, it is important that, for example, the Russians should not be able to topple objects across the Crimea, Katkov believes. The military expert is convinced that the defeat of the bridge across the Kerch Strait now will not bring such a strategic result, although, of course, it will be good news. There are 2 explanations for this.
First, as Oleg Katkov explained, the Russians are ready for the potential destruction of the Crimean bridge from February 24th. Even then they brought in 11 large landing ships, and at the same time, they probably did not plan a single landing operation at sub-zero temperatures. After all, to go on such an operation is to deliberately lose several battalions of marines.
“In fact, when destroying the bridge across the Kerch Strait, those large landing ships take upon themselves the capsizing of simply the troops, and everything else that they need, just like ferries,” the expert said.
The second aspect is that so far no one has canceled the land corridor pierced by the invaders. Consequently, the Russians simply will not have a huge problem to get around the destruction of the Crimean bridge.
In addition, it should be understood that a possible strike on it cannot be one-time. By analogy with the Antonovsky and Novokahovsky bridges, systematic and methodical strikes will need to be carried out on the Crimean bridge from day to day. Otherwise, even the hole that a 225-kilogram warhead will create will be repaired if damage is not renewed from time to time.
Explosions at a military airfield in Crimea: briefly
- About explosions near Novofedorivka in the temporarily occupied Crimea became known on August 9. Local residents counted about 15 powerful explosions.
- As it turned out later, they were heard from the Saki military airfield. It was from there that enemy aircraft took off, attacking the South of Ukraine.
- The next day, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that as a result of these explosions, the invaders lost 9 aircraft at once.
