Step to increase tension: ‘Ukrainian soldiers entered Crimea’

Andrey Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, reported that the Ukrainian soldiers entered Crimea as part of a special operation.

In a statement to the Suspilne.media news site, Yusov claimed that Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out a special operation in Crimea in cooperation with the Navy. Spokesman Yusov said: “In the framework of a special operation, the soldiers entered the Peninsula. Goals achieved. “There are no casualties among our soldiers,” he stated.

Yusov stated that the special operation is continuing and that they will not reveal all the details. Yusov claimed that the Russian forces suffered loss of life and material.

Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, also told Radio Free Europe, stating that they have the opportunity to attack any part of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed: “We can certainly hit the enemy at any point. .” he said.

According to news from the Crimean Realii (Crimean Facts) website, around 0500 local time explosions were heard near the Mayak settlement, where the base of the 3rd Radio Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces is located. (AA)