Liberation of Crimea, Donetsk to change politics inside Russia – Colonel Grant

British Colonel Glen Grant told Espreso TV during an interview. 

He believes that the Russian Federation is trying to change the phase of the fighting, but Ukraine has shown itself well in the south and should continue to advance there, because the most important trophies in this battle are Crimea and Donetsk.

"The real prizes in this battle are Donetsk and Crimea. So they need to keep pushing towards those because those are the things that will change the strategic thinking back inside Russia. Those are the things that will change the dynamics of politics. Lyman, nobody in Russia knows where Lyman is, nor do they care. But they do know where Crimea and Donetsk are. So if either of those two falls, the politics will change in Russia. They have to because Putin will not be able to survive losing something of that importance," he emphasized. 

• On July 28, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would soon enter Crimea.