Strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea are important for the success of the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
This was stated by Brigadier General, Commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops Alexander Tarnavsky in an interview with CNN.
In this way he commented on the missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol.
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– The success of offensive operations lies not only in destroying the enemy in front of you, but also in destroying places of concentration of equipment, personnel, and especially in the destruction of command centers, — noted Tarnavsky.
The general explained that the disorganization of Russian troops through the destruction of their highest-level command centers “leads to disorder on the battlefield”.
– A destroyed commander is a destroyed command link, and without him coordinated actions are impossible,” Tarnavsky clarified.
In this regard, occupied Crimea is especially important, since a large amount of Russian military equipment is concentrated on the peninsula.
According to the general, the Ukrainian command knows where the invaders are striking from, “both their air assets and ground“ #8221;.
Tarnavsky emphasized that the missile strike on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet helps Ukraine, and also “gives us hope for the future”.
– I have I mean that we have the ability to hit them not only at the front, but also in the rear. And when you realize that the enemy is hot in the rear, it raises the morale of our soldiers, — the general summed up.
As you know, on the afternoon of September 22, explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, several missiles hit the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The attack on the headquarters occurred at the moment when a crowd had gathered there the leadership of the Russian fleet attended a meeting. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, reported at least 9 dead occupiers and 16 wounded. Several Russian generals are in serious condition.
