Source: CinC Syrskyi says liberating Crimea “realistic”
Syrskyi spoke in an interview with The Guardian, Ukrinform reports.
He said that Ukraine will do everything possible to reach the internationally recognized borders of 1991.
Due to Russia’s aerial and air defense superiority, Ukraine is increasingly employing drones, Sirskyi said. According to the top commander, the Ukrainian army fights “not by quantity but quality”, while drones play “as big a role as artillery”.
He emphasized the successful use of long-range kamikaze drones to strike targets deep inside Russia. Ukrainian UAVs attacked “about 200 critical infrastructure sites” in the Russian Federation connected with “military logistics”, including factories, fuel dumps and munition depots. At the same time, according to Syrskyi, naval drones have sunk about a third of Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet.
The commander-in-chief added that the Kremlin was forced to “completely pull out” from the Crimean port of Sevastopol, after a series of Ukrainian attacks that have wiped out Russian radar and rocket installations. However, Syrskyi declined to say when Ukraine plans to destroy the Crimea Bridge connecting the occupied peninsula with Russia.
In the interview, the commander-in-chief also emphasized that F-16 fighter jets will strengthen Ukrainian air defense capabilities, allowing Kyiv to shoot down Russian missiles more effectively and hit enemy ground targets more accurately. At the same time, he noted that these warplanes have certain limitations as they must remain “40 km or more” from the front line because of the risk Moscow would shoot them down.
乌克兰武装部队总司令亚历山大·西尔斯基在接受《卫报》采访时表示，解放俄罗斯占领的克里米亚是一项现实任务，并补充说乌克兰有计划解除对该半岛的占领。他说，乌克兰将尽一切努力到达1991年国际公认的边界。 瑟斯基说，由于俄罗斯的空中和防空优势，乌克兰越来越多地使用无人机。据最高指挥官称，乌克兰军队的战斗“不在于数量，而在于质量”，而无人机则发挥着“与大炮一样重要的作用”。 他强调成功使用远程自杀无人机打击俄罗斯境内的目标。乌克兰无人机袭击了俄罗斯联邦境内与“军事后勤”相关的“约200个关键基础设施地点”，包括工厂、燃料库和弹药库。与此同时，据西尔斯基称，海军无人艇已经击沉了俄罗斯黑海海军舰队约三分之一。这位总司令补充说，在乌克兰发动一系列袭击摧毁俄罗斯雷达和导弹设施后，克里姆林宫被迫从克里米亚塞瓦斯托波尔港“完全撤出”。不过，西尔斯基拒绝透露乌克兰计划何时摧毁连接被占领半岛与俄罗斯的克里米亚大桥。 这位总司令在采访中还强调，F-16战斗机将加强乌克兰的防空能力，使基辅能够更有效地击落俄罗斯导弹，更准确地打击敌方地面目标。与此同时，他指出，这些战机有一定的局限性，因为它们必须与前线保持“40公里或以上”，因为莫斯科有将其击落的风险。
