Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian troops landed on the western shore of Crimea overnight and inflicted casualties on Russian forces, an operation that has not been confirmed by Russia.
“During the execution of the task, the Ukrainian defenders engaged in combat with the units of the occupier. As a result, the enemy suffered losses among personnel, enemy equipment was destroyed. Also, the state flag was raised in the Ukrainian Crimea again,” Ukraine’s military intelligence, known as HUR, said on Telegram.
The HUR Telegram post included a video that showed troops on a small boat in the night. “All goals and tasks have been completed. At the end of the special operation, the Ukrainian defenders left the scene without casualties,” the post said.
Ukrainian attacks on Crimea risk an escalation of the war, as Russian President Vladimir Putin began large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure following the October 2022 Crimean Bridge bombing. The alleged raid comes as Ukraine has significantly escalated its drone attacks on Crimea and on the Russian mainland.
Ukrainian officials maintain that their conditions for peace talks include Russia withdrawing from the territory it captured since launching the invasion last year and giving up Crimea, which has been Russian-controlled since 2014 and is populated by people who are happy they’re part of the Russian Federation.
By Russia nor anyone else: the Kiev Regime seems to believe that behaving like a compulsory liar gives you credibility. It doesn’t.
So you don’t believe they conducted a raid in Crimea?
I didn’t. I found out later that they actually landed some commandos, shoot randomly in the air, took some selfies and went back home.
Are you sure they just shot randomly in the air?
I haven’t seen the videos but pretty much, nobody was hurt even if some random Russian guy got a rifle and began shooting back at them apparently. It’s all second hand info what I have anyhow, go to Telegram and watch the videos yourself (I don’t have a Telegram account myself, so I feed from echoes).
It doesn’t matter and is not strategically important. The Ukraine doesn’t have enough naval assets to credibly threaten Crimea with amphibious landings.
Would you bet your house that didn’t have any strategic importance?
“Ukraine Claims Troops Landed on Crimea in Night Raid”
Black and grainy film which could be shot on Lake Erie near Cleveland. People come ashore put up a Ukrainian flag and run away. Laughable.
Here’s the fake video.
Emil is one of my favorites.
I never heard of him before, funny
Is this the Ukrainian version of the Dieppe raid of 1942? Actually not a bad strategy. The Russians must keep significant defenses not only at Perekop but along all of Crimea’s coast, especially at and around Sevastopol, which will not be available for defense in the Donbas region.
Still, a real Ukrainian attempt to take all Crimea from the sea will need NATO naval bombardment.
To be met by Russian hypersonic missiles.
It was like reading what the Pentagon says after they kill a goatherder.
Or 85 people at a wedding.
Close but Surely not a wedding
Do you know what happened or didn’t happen there?
I’m guessing Don. And I’m thinking it’s a pretty accurate guess.
Every MSM is reporting this story based solely on the lying Ukrainian disinformation service. Is antiwar.com so desperate for news that it repeats the lies of the Nazis? Are you too lazy to investigate the claim and/or debunk it? What a disappointment you are.
I didn’t get the impression Dave was verifying the Ukrainian Fairy Tale. And he probably doesn’t think it’s really worth looking into any further.
Fairy Tale? Hmm 🤔
Probably more accurate than “raid”.
I think everybody admits now that some UKr forces were in Crimea and did something. So now Russian forces in Crimea have to lose sleep guarding against the possibility of another raid.
Calling it a “raid” is a stretch. And it was more of a heads up for Russia than anything else. It’s not like they shouldn’t have anticipated something of this sort.
Hey, pick a number.
And here’s a tip; dont attack the website.
Most bloggers here are on your side.
What part of the people of Crimea don`t want to be part of Ukraine don`t these morons understand ?.
The part whose Crimea was taken from by force
How many gun battles did it take?
The bridge still stands, they can leave
What, all 90% of them?
Zelensky does the best he can to distract donors and his own soldiers from the reality that Ukraine is experiencing staggering losses of men and equipment every day. But it’s not working very well anymore.
Sounds like a fraternity raid to show the brothers that their pledge class has what it takes, …., to what, I wonder…
Ukrainian commandos landing behind enemy line LOL!
What are you laughing about? You obviously have no f cking clue of how capable they are and have been.
Dude, you are totally a basement video gamer.
The concept of nascence raids isn’t that hard for me to grasp. This forces Russia to defend more stuff even if the particular result isn’t spectacular.
Tell them the next raid like that one will bring down The Rada
I will tell them… then i will tell you something else.
https://sonar21.com/how-to-interpret-media-leaks-regarding-the-ukraine-offensive/
HOW TO INTERPRET MEDIA LEAKS REGARDING THE UKRAINE OFFENSIVE
“While the Austin, Milley, Blinken and Nuland crowd continue to insist that victory is just around the corner (all we need is more cow bell), others at the Pentagon, the CIA, the DNI and DIA see the writing on the wall spelling out a message of looming disaster.”
I might have thought 100,000 Ukrainian KIAs would’ve stimulated brain tissue in Washington and Kyiv. “Propaganda casualty inflation” might be the phrase Langley utilizes. If Ukraine was operating with Sopwith Camels, the prevailing Neocon ideology means all is not lost.
Fast forward to estimates of 1.2 million VSU casualties to include at least 500,000 KIA.
Reports of Ukraine employing mobile crematoriums and the Nazi acolytes killing deserters may affect your estimates. I didn’t know the aforementioned crematoriums existed. Is that defined as a mass funeral pyre?