i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains part of ukraine and we need to look at the effect that these explosions that we have seen notjust today but over the past 11 days, we need to look at the effect that has had. moscow installed politicians have been urging people to stay calm. that is something authorities in ukraine were doing in the build up to this invasion. we have seen thousands of russians try to leave crimea, where they previously had seen it as a desirable holiday destination for the past eight years,
to say nowhere is safe, but now we are seeing ukraine continue, really, to use these longer range missiles being provided from the us, notably, to strike russian targets further behind enemy lines. but we need to look at what has happened in crimea on the message front. this is a part of ukraine russia is keen to portray as a fortress, so much so russians have used it as a popular holiday destination for the past eight years. over the past 11 days there has been the site of air defence systems shooting into the sky, people have stood on beaches and watch military targets burn and black smoke plume skywards too. it is ukraine challenging the very idea that crimea is part of russia and it is also saying if you think crimea is also saying if you think crimea is some kind of russian base to stage your navy or to launch. to
it s a continuation of crimea being destabilised, frankly. this is a place which russia has occupied for eight years and, of all of the territory it has seized in ukraine, crimea is where its grip is tightest. but in the last couple of weeks, we have seen ukraine use its new capability of longer range attacks, apparently, although it hasn t officially accepted any responsibility. we ve seen ammunition depots explode, watched on by russian holiday makers who, until that point, had felt confident enough to use it as a regular holiday destination. so crimea is getting pulled into this conflict, and for moscow, it will be embarrassing, as it looks to portray this conflict as a success back home. michael gove has said he ll back rishi sunak to be the next leader of the conservative party, saying he has what it takes to do the job. the former levelling up secretary criticised leadership candidate liz truss, saying her tax policies would disadvantage
across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains part of ukraine and we need to look at the effect that these explosions that we have seen notjust today but over the past 11 days, we need to look at the effect that has had. moscow installed politicians have been urging people to stay calm. that is something authorities in ukraine were doing in the build up to this invasion. we have seen thousands of russians try to leave crimea, where they previously had seen it as a desirable holiday destination for the past eight years, where it has firmly remained under russian control. so, while fighting continues closer to the front line, ukraine seems to be exercising this new capability to both make it through russia s air defence systems and also launch longer range attacks further behind the enemy line.
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