Ukraine could strike up to seven times more Russian military targets in occupied Crimea if Western funding arrived faster, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Robert “Magyar” Brovdi told The Associated Press in an interview published on Monday, Aug. 10.Brovdi said his forces are currently operating at only 14% of the capacity required to conduct the Crimea campaign at full scale.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Crimea falls within the key conceptual pillars on the path to ending the war,” Brovdi told AP.Brovdi said Ukraine’s campaign is designed to undermine Crimea’s role as a staging ground for Russian military operations.Recent strikes have targeted Russian rail bridges, fuel depots, power infrastructure, and air defense systems across the occupied peninsula, disrupting supply lines and creating what Brovdi described as a “window” for Ukrainian drones to operate.He said Ukrainian forces have destroyed more than 300 Russian air defense assets in recent months, including surface-to-air systems, radar stations, and electronic warfare equipment.Brovdi claimed that in four recent large-scale Russian missile attacks launched from Crimea, only five missiles were fired in total, which he attributed to the systematic destruction of Russian air defenses. AP said it could not independently verify the claim.“Creating conditions that make it impossible for any kind of military capability … to remain there will make Crimea uninteresting ... as a military staging ground,” Brovdi said.