Magyar: Ukraine could multiply Crimea strikes sevenfold if Western funding speeds up
Ukraine’s Defense Forces could carry out seven times as many strikes on Russian targets in Crimea if funding pledged by Western allies arrived faster, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi said.
Ukrainian Defense Forces Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi stated that Ukraine could potentially increase the number of strikes on Russian targets in Crimea by seven times if Western funding arrives more swiftly. The commander explained that Crimea represents a critical opportunity to end the war. He noted that Ukraine's strikes on Crimea serve as the initial phase in a broader campaign to render the peninsula unusable as a military base for Russian forces.
Despite funding constraints, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have already caused significant damage to Russia's military presence in Crimea. This includes targeting railway bridges, oil depots, and energy infrastructure to disrupt supply lines and disable Russian air defenses. Currently, the Unmanned Systems Forces are operating at just 14% capacity due to insufficient funding.
Brovdi emphasized that the shortage is not due to a lack of manufacturing capability within Ukraine, but rather the slow delivery of funding from Western allies. During recent Russian missile attacks in Crimea, Russian forces were only able to launch five missiles from the peninsula because Ukrainian forces had systematically destroyed Russian air-defense assets.
Over the past three months, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed over 300 air-defense systems, including surface-to-air missile systems, radar stations, and electronic warfare systems. The goal of these strikes is to make Crimea unattractive as a military staging ground for Russia. While the full results of the campaign are not publicly available, Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russian authorities were ordered to evacuate all military commands and security agencies from the peninsula after attacks began in late June.
Additionally, Russian forces reportedly issued secret orders to remove classified archives and artworks. In July, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK and former Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi revealed that the strategy for isolating Russian-occupied Crimea was developed three years ago but was not taken seriously by Western partners.
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