Ben Hodges said the peninsula Russia annexed in 2014 will decide the war in Ukraine.
The bridge was reportedly attacked byLt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander general of U.S. Army Europe shared the tweet, adding in the message that the move was"part of disrupting the 'land bridge' and isolating Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014.
A view taken on October 14, 2022 shows the Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia, near Kerch, which was hit by a blast on October 8, 2022. Former U.S. general Ben Hodges said on January 30, 2023 that Crimea should be made"untenable for Russian forces.""This is a step towards the employment of long-range precision fires which will make Crimea untenable for Russian forces," he added.
Part of disrupting the “land bridge” and isolating Crimea. This is a step towards the employment of long-range precision fires which will make Crimea untenable for Russian forces.
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