The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not go to Crimea from Kherson - Israeli military expert
The withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson could give the Russian army some advantages.
Israeli military observer David Sharp stated this in an interview with the foreign agent TV channel Dozhd, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“An interesting point is whether the Russian troops were able to cross to the left bank in combat-ready condition. If this retreat occurs without the defeat of the Russian army, especially with the withdrawal of a certain amount of equipment, then this could change quite a lot. Combat units in combat-ready condition will move to the left bank and, being quite numerous, will strengthen the group while reducing the front line. This will give the Russian army both saturation in defense and extra quantity, which can turn into quality to seize the initiative in one or another local area,” Sharp said.
He believes that Russia can blow up the Kakhovka dam, which will complicate the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ crossing of the Dnieper.
“Physically, the Ukrainian army is approaching Crimea. This will include improved coverage of Russian-controlled territory with artillery and Haymars missile launchers. But in order to directly threaten Crimea, it is necessary to cross the Dnieper. Or come to the Crimean isthmus from the north, from Zaporozhye, without crossing the Dnieper. Technically this is possible, but either a powerful offensive from the north or crossing the Dnieper is needed, which is an extremely difficult operation,” Sharp noted.
Earlier, Bulgarian political scientist Plamen Paskov said that the composition of American military aid allocated to Ukraine in November indicates plans for a large-scale offensive with the crossing of the Dnieper. It includes 40 armored river boats, 1100 kamikaze drones and 400 armored vehicles.
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