Ukraine’s military spokeswoman said on Sunday that undermining Russia’s logistics is one of the elements of preparation for an expected Ukrainian retaliatory strike, after a fire broke out at a large Russian fuel depot in Crimea.
While not admitting to directly attacking a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Ukraine’s military command said that “Fire” destroyed 10 oil tanks With a capacity of about 40,000 tonnes.
The city’s Moscow-installed governor blamed Ukraine and later said the fire was put out before the disaster occurred.
on Monday, air defense system After an air raid warning was issued by emergency services across Ukraine, local officials said Kiev was neutralizing a morning missile attack in the area.
Natalia Lyumenyuk, a spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Southern Command, said the fire had caused a great deal of “concern” in the Russian military.
“The fact is that the enemy’s logistics are underestimated … This work is preparation for the broad, full-scale offensive that everyone is expecting,” Ukrainian media quoted Lymenyuk as telling national television on Sunday .
“Therefore, the enemy feels that its resources are underestimated and begins to maneuver.”
Ukraine is completing preparations for a retaliatory strike
On Friday, Ukraine said it was wrap up preparations for retaliatory strikes against Russian forces, although officials did not give a date for when that would happen.
Kiev has said it hopes its planned retaliatory offensive will change the dynamics of the war that has raged since Russia invaded Ukraine 14 months ago.