Our actions in the Black Sea are preparations for a serious operation in Crimea - Budanov

Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov said that the missions of military units in the Black Sea indicate the preparation of a serious operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea. He told about this in the documentary "War for the Sea: from Dnipro to Crimea", which premiered on March 10 during a telethon, UNN reports .

These are all preparatory measures for a serious operation in Crimea. This is a test of the correctness of our statements about the ways of approaching and leaving Crimea. In addition, this is a good message for the population that has been living under occupation for 10 years. Many of them believe that they have been forgotten,

Details

The DIU soldiers who participated in the planning and implementation of combat missions related to the same strategic plan also told the details of the war for the sea in 2022-2023. It is noted that in the summer of 2023, the fighters of the Shaman special unit took advantage of the occupiers' inattention and crossed to the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region.

We realized that the enemy was not sufficiently aware of the situation. We took the boats to the enemy's territory in the interposition space, landed, and immediately had several intense clashes with enemy observation posts. Some observation posts were almost completely destroyed or captured,

In July 2023, members of the Timur special forces returned the Ukraine oil and gas production platform to state control, and later participated in the Crimean Operation Awakening of Power.

The enemy will never have dominance in the sea, no matter what they think of. This is our Black Sea, our "rigs", our Crimea, our Snake Island,

In addition, it is noted that the destruction of enemy ships is the responsibility of the Group 13 special unit. The commander of the unit with the call sign "Thirteenth" emphasized that each such mission requires careful preparation.

We understand how to maneuver, what angle to enter from, and from which side. We evaluate a lot of factors before we attack. And after that, we start searching for the target. Once found, when the sides reach a favorable position, a simultaneous attack is launched by all sides,

Recall

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that its special unit destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship, the Sergiy Kotov, worth about $65 million, in Ukrainian waters near the Kerch Strait on the night of March 4-5.