Andriy Zagorodnyuk told Newsweek that leaving the strategic peninsula in Russian hands is 'out of the question' for Kyiv.
Zagorodnyuk said fortress Crimea isn't insurmountable.
"The Black Sea Fleet is limited, because the Turks have closed the Bosphorus Strait; essentially, they cannot bring ships from the other fleets to the Black Sea anymore," Zagorodnyuk said. "So, we're talking about 20 ships maximum. And if we damage between 10 and 20, the rest of them will escape to mainland Russia ports like Krasnodar. They will not stay there."
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