Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President, said that one of Ukraine's key objectives is to sever Russian logistics routes through temporarily occupied Crimea, which supply the enemy's Dnepr military grouping.
According to Ukrinform, Budanov made the remarks in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
"Our main task now is to cut off all of this southern logistics, because the supply lines for the Dnipro grouping pass through the territory of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and they are critically important," Budanov said.
At the same time, he appealed to Crimean residents who recognize that the peninsula is an inseparable part of Ukraine to understand the current situation, stressing that the ultimate goal is the return of Crimea.
"I understand that, alongside the successful strikes against the enemy, people also face personal hardships. It is a fact that there is a shortage of gasoline. There are major power outages and, quite often, interruptions to the water supply, which are mostly a consequence of electricity disruptions. But all of these inconveniences serve a greater purpose, and that greater purpose is bringing Crimea back home," he said.
