Ukrainian Army Russian Army Supply Road Bridge Attack Is Russia Expanding Control Targets?

Ukrainian troops continue to fight back in the southern state of Kherson with the aim of regaining Russian-dominated areas, such as attacking key bridges controlled by Russian troops.

On the other hand, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has made it clear that he is considering not only the two eastern states but also the surrounding areas such as the southern part, and it seems that he wants to promote "Russification".

On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had attacked the arsenal of eastern Donetsk Oblast with missiles and destroyed the American anti-ship missile "Harpoon" in southern Odessa.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops continue to fight back in southern Kherson, which the Russians claim to have seized.

Kherson Oblast pro-Russian faction officials have told Russian media that a key bridge over the Dnipro River, which runs through Ukraine, has been attacked by the Ukrainian side.

Pro-Russian factions claim that the US-provided high-mobility rocket artillery system, Hymers, was used to attack the bridge, saying that the damage was "serious."

The British Ministry of Defense pointed out on the 20th that the bridge was a necessary route for Russian troops to replenish supplies and move troops, and the offense and defense over the means of crossing the Dnipro River will envy the future war situation in the south. We analyze that it will be an important factor.

Under these circumstances, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the state news agency on the 20th, "The geographical goals have changed now. Not only the Donbus region, but also Helson, Zapolija and other regions." He stated that he is considering not only the two eastern states but also the surrounding areas such as the southern and southeastern parts.

He also said, "The Western side has provided Ukraine with long-range weapons and is exacerbating the situation. Geographical goals will expand further in the future," he said. I restrained it.

So far, the Putin administration has set the goal of seizing the two eastern states in the name of protecting Russian residents, but Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks expand the target of the territory controlled by the two eastern states. In addition to justifying the attack on Russia, there seems to be a desire to promote "Russianization" in the southern part, etc., with a view to unilaterally merging the seized area with Russia in the future.