Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to take back Crimea hours after launching his Kherson counteroffensive.
Russia is regrouping its forces in preparation for a potential Ukrainian push into Crimea, according to an assessment by the British Ministry of Defence.from the western portion of the southern Kherson region in Ukraine on November 10 across the Dnieper River, forces have shifted to prioritizing the refitting, reorganization and preparation of defenses across other parts of Ukraine, the U.K. defense ministry said in its latest assessment of the conflict on Friday.
Armed soldiers without identifying insignia keep guard outside of a Ukrainian military base in the town of Perevevalne near the Crimean city of Simferopol on March 17, 2014, in Perevevalne, Ukraine. Russia is regrouping its forces in preparation for a potential Ukrainian push in Crimea, the U.K. said.have constructed new trench systems near the border of Crimea, as well as close to the Seversky Donets River between the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts in the eastern Donbas region, the ministry said.
"Some of these locations are up to 60km behind the current front line, suggesting that Russian planners are making preparations in case of further major Ukrainian breakthroughs."vowed to take back Crimea—which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014—hours after a counteroffensive in the Kherson region was launched at the end of August.
Zelensky said during a televised address on August 29 that Ukraine's military had"kept the goal" of recapturing Crimea since Russian PresidentLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 18 November 2022
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