The result of the Defense Forces' Crimea operation was the disruption of Russian logistics and the establishment of control over the fuel and energy infrastructure of the occupied peninsula.
President Volodymyr Zelensky made the statement in an interview with the Financial Times, as reported by Ukrinform, citing the President's Telegram channel.
"Some time ago, we launched the Crimea operation. It includes deep strikes and mid-range strikes. We were slowing down the militarization of our peninsula occupied by Russia: military bases, depots, air defense systems, all the sites from which aircraft take off, from which missile strikes against us are launched, and logistics. We cut off logistics and brought the fuel and energy sector under control. We showed what it means to operationally control the skies at a specific point, at a specific time," Zelensky said.
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He noted that the Crimea operation had been preceded by strikes on Novorossiysk, as well as attacks on Russia's energy sector and port infrastructure—"the very places where they make money from energy, which they then spend on military bases and their military production."
