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Feb 22, 2023 · As Ukraine continues to claw back Russian holdings — including in areas that Moscow nominally claims as its own, such as Kherson — a push toward Crimea suddenly becomes much more plausible,...
- Is Retaking Crimea A Plausible Military Goal For Ukraine’s Armed Forces?
- How Strong Is Ukraine’s Political Commitment to Regaining Control of Crimea?
- So Is All The Ukrainian Rhetoric About Retaking Crimea Just Empty Talk?
- Can Ukraine Limit The Risks That Its Crimea Rhetoric Creates?
It would be an ambitious undertaking. Only two roads connect the Ukrainian mainland with Crimea; one crosses a narrow isthmus and the other could easily be cut by knocking out a vulnerable bridge. Satellite photographs recently published by the Washington Postindicate a major Russian buildup of defensive fortifications on Crimea over the past year....
Public-opinion polls show near-unanimityin favor of restoring the country’s pre-2014 borders. Political leaders rarely challenge such support, least of all in wartime. Yet Ukrainian officials also know that re-integrating this territory would not be easy. (Former defense minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk recently called it “a rather problematic story”). ...
Not necessarily. It has a purpose—and a payoff. When Russia invests massively in Crimean fortifications and deploys scarce manpower to defend the peninsula, it diverts resources from the rest of its war effort, directly serving Ukraine’s interest in other areas of the battlefield. If public pronouncements about retaking Crimea help cement Ukrainian...
A Ukrainian counteroffensive that focuses on breaking the so-called “land-bridge” to Crimea along the Black Sea coast, rather than on retaking the peninsula outright, will reduce the operation’s risks and costs; it will also allay Western worries about nuclear escalation. Ukraine’s backers are unlikely to object to attacks on rear areas in Crimea; ...
Ukraine has been hitting Moscow's lifeline to Crimea for almost a year, but Russian heavy equipment still moves along its vital railway.
May 18, 2023 · Russia shows no sign of abandoning Crimea, home to its Black Sea fleet, and has used the peninsula as a platform to launch missile strikes on Ukrainian targets.
Apr 6, 2023 · KYIV — Ukraine has not changed its plans for the return of territory occupied by Russia, including Crimea. “Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using political and military means,” Tamila Tasheva, the Ukrainian president’s envoy on Crimea, told POLITICO.
Feb 28, 2023 · And following Moscow’s broader invasion launched a year ago, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed Ukraine will take Crimea back.
Feb 22, 2023 · In a classified briefing, four U.S. Defense Department officials informed the House Armed Services Committee that Ukrainian forces are unlikely to be able to recapture Crimea anytime...
