Russian forces will defend Chonhar Peninsula to the last – political scientist Molchanov

He expressed his opinion on Espreso TV. 

“Currently, the occupiers are primarily building roads in the temporarily occupied territories. They are repairing roads outside the Arabat Spit either. I don't know what they are thinking about, they probably think they will stay there for a long time,” Molchanov said.

The political scientist believes that the Russian troops will be strengthening their positions on the Chonhar Isthmus in preparation for defense.

“It seems that the Russian troops are preparing to defend the Chonhar Peninsula to the last. Everything indicates that they will defend even after their retreat from the left bank of the Dnipro River. Because this is almost the only way to the occupied Crimea. There are three bridges there, one of them is a railroad bridge. There is also a 100-meter isthmus that is very easy to mine. So it is not surprising that the occupiers want to turn the Chonhar Peninsula into a defensive foothold,” he added.

• Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost 210,350 troops, 1,136 cruise missiles, and 349 air defense systems.

• On June 3, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine’s readiness for a counteroffensive.

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