Although Ukraine has not officially acknowledged its involvement in the explosion in Crimea, which Russia unilaterally annexed, some speculate it may be part of a counterattack by Ukraine.
On the 16th, an explosion occurred in an ammunition depot in the northeastern part of the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine, which Russia unilaterally annexed eight years ago, suggesting that the Russian Ministry of Defense may have been attacked by the Ukrainian side.
Regarding this, the British Ministry of Defense said on the 17th that the explosion occurred at a crossroads of roads and railways that would play an important role in operations in southern Ukraine for the Russian military, and that the Russian side was providing logistical support to the area it had seized. He points out that he will have strong concerns about the deterioration of security in Crimea, which functions as a base.
Also, the US think tank "War Research Institute" pointed out on the 16th that the place where the explosion occurred was used as a base for transporting troops and equipment, and the explosion significantly disrupted Russia's logistics.
Then, after analyzing that Ukraine has continued to attack bridges and other targets in an attempt to cut off military supply routes to areas that Russia has claimed to have taken control of, it states, , seen as part of Ukraine's counterattack."
In Crimea, on the 9th of this month, there was a large-scale explosion at a Russian military base stationed there, and Russian military aircraft and other air forces were hit, and Ukraine has not officially acknowledged its involvement in either case.
Tensions are rising over Crimea, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky setting up a new advisory body to recapture Crimea.
Experts ``great impact on the supply of the Russian army''
Sugio Takahashi, head of the Defense Policy Research Laboratory at the Ministry of Defense's National Institute for Defense Studies, told NHK that the explosions at Russian military bases and ammunition depots on the Crimea Peninsula in southern Ukraine were attacks by Ukraine. On top of that, he said, "Attacking ammunition depots and substations will reduce the supply of ammunition to the front line, making rail transport impossible, which will have a major impact on the supply of the Russian army, and will be a military threat to Ukraine. The benefits are great,” he said.
In addition, he said, "It is physically impossible to recapture Crimea without first recapturing Kherson province. The current sabotage is only to support front-line operations," and immediately lead to the recapture of the Crimean Peninsula. He said it was not an attack on the island, but a counteroffensive in the neighboring southern province of Kherson.
Takahashi added, “Ukraine wanted to show that the Crimea Peninsula is not a sanctuary. pointed out.