Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine’s Next Likely Offensive – The New Atlas
Sat 10:07 am +01:00, 8 Oct 20228 Oct 2022
– Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea – the former more so than the latter;
– The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol;
– The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea;
– Ukraine’s offensive will leave its forces overextended, depleted and vulnerable to Russian forces who have throughout the duration of Ukraine’s offensives preserved their manpower and equipment;
References:
Guardian – Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…
Forbes – Ukraine’s Counteroffensives Appear To Be Part Of A Much Bigger Plan—To Divide The Russian Army: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…
Julian Ropcke (Bild) – on the Crimean Bridge attack; https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/sta…
Jullian Ropcke (Bild) – on the reality of the limits of Ukraine’s offensive: https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/sta…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AE8X-G-p94





