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US general predicts Ukraine Armed Forces de-occupy Crimea by summer
Ukraine may liberate Russian-occupied Crimea by the summer of next year, according to Ben Hodges.
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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.
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