Dozens of Russian weapons deposits in the Ukrainian occupied area were destroyed by long -range weapons provided by Washington. kyiv plans to expand attacks on Crimea, crucial in the Russian Logistics device.
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The prospect of American missiles struck military and civil infrastructure in Crimea inspires threats of biblical magnitude to former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. “In case something happens [in Crimea], simultaneously will arise, for [the Ukrainians] all there, on the day of the last judgment,” said the post of assistant secretary of the council secretary on Sunday July 17 safety of Russia.
The day before, the Ukrainian military intelligence representative, Vadym Skibitsky, had appointed, on the antenna of the ICTV channel, the Crimean bridge (built four years after the annexation of the peninsula by Russia) and Other targets of this region such as “having to be destroyed for the safety of our fellow citizens, our facilities and our Ukraine”, insofar as the Crimea “serves as a hub for the transport of Russian weapons” to the south of Ukraine . kyiv promised to win back the peninsula, which was spared from the fighting started on February 24. Vadym Skibitsky stressed that his army will soon have American guided missiles MGM-140 Atacms with a range of 300 kilometers. The area controlled by the Ukrainian army closest to the Crimea bridge is 270 kilometers.
It is not just a rodomontades exchange. Since the end of June, the Ukrainian army has made a remarkable use of Himars systems (12, according to military expert Rob Lee). These multiple rocket launchers, designed in the United States, allow very precise strikes up to 80 kilometers, i.e. lined with artillery systems hitherto available to Ukraine.
Explosives fireworks
The result of Himars shots on the Ukrainian theater is spectacular. Videos showing gigantic explosions (most often nocturnal) in the area occupied by Russia, arise daily on social networks. These are deposits of ammunition affected by the rockets. Instead of a unique explosion, as would be the case for tanks of volatile chemicals (for example fuel), a characteristic fireworks are observed on the videos, resulting from series of varied projectiles, spinning in random directions, and submunitions zebrant the sky.
In a context of strong asymmetry to the advantage of the Russians in terms of artillery power, the spectacular effects of the Himars naturally enthusiastic the Ukrainian camp. The very media Oleksiy Arestovytch, advisor to the Ukrainian presidential cabinet, spoke of a “turning point in war” thanks to Himars finally offering “a fire parity” with Russian artillery.
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