Ukraine is preparing to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet with Western weapons and return Crimea. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Gavrilov in an interview with the British newspaper The Times.
“They must pay the price for their aggression,” Gavrilov said during his visit to Britain, where he watched Ukrainian military exercises.
According to him, the Ukrainian armed forces were building their own anti-ship missile capabilities and were waiting for longer-range weapons from other countries to launch an attack.
The Deputy Minister added that the “clearing” of the Black Sea from Russian troops began from the island of Zmeiny, and the next step was the Russian Black Sea Fleet. According to Gavrilov, this is inevitable because it is the only way to “secure” Ukraine.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine emphasized that if Russia wants to continue its existence as a state, it must give up Crimea.
Former Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev warned Ukrainian politicians threaten Crimea with doom. He promised that it would be “very difficult” to hide from a Russian response to a possible attack on objects in Crimea.