US general predicts Ukraine Armed Forces de-occupy Crimea by summer

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former commanding general of US Army Europe, expressed this opinion in an interview with Radio Liberty.

According to him, if the Ukrainian Armed Forces de-occupy the Kherson region, moving closer and closer to Crimea, they will be able to use long-range artillery to destroy Russian targets on the peninsula. HIMARS can handle this perfectly.

"And as soon as they (the Armed Forces. - ed.) start using high-precision weapons against Russian air bases, storage points or logistic support, and naval facilities in Crimea, then I think that Crimea becomes unsuitable for Russian army defense operations. And that is why, I believe, Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the summer," said Hodges.