Kiev says work is underway to destroy the strategic Russian link by the end of the year
Kiev is working on plans to destroy Russia’s Crimean Bridge within the next few months or by the end of the year, the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, said during a national telethon on Friday.
The comment was made in reply to a journalist’s question about whether the crucial link between the Crimean Peninsula and mainland Russia can be destroyed in the near future.
Kiev is currently “working hard” on plans – including long-range strikes – to make it happen, he said, adding that “a comprehensive approach” is required.
The journalist explained that by “the near future,” she meant the next few months or by the end of 2024, to which Budanov replied, “I would like that too.”
“If you look at the near future that way, there are chances,” he said.
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