In an alleged intercepted call, a Russian serviceman said he heard Ukraine plans on sending a 'huge' force to Crimea.
, the Russian soldier in the audio shared by GUR tells a friend he heard Ukraine's military is"preparing something" in Crimea.
Ammunition explodes during a fire at a military training field in Crimea, on July 19, 2023. Ukraine's military shared an alleged intercepted phone call of a Russian soldier discussing plans he heard of Kyiv's military planning an operation to take back Crimea.He reportedly first said Ukraine's armed forces are sending three divisions with a total of 100,000 troops. He later revised the estimate to 150,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
"All these tanks, all that they have prepared, will be f****** thrown in now. They want to recapture Crimea," he said, per theThe Russian serviceman then explained that the first two divisions being sent from Zelensky's forces into Crimea"are offensive, and the third will be a sweep.
If Zelensky does order such a large offensive in Crimea, the move would seemingly be a course reversal from public comments he made last month during an interview on Ukrainian television. Speaking to journalist Nataliia Moseichuk, the Ukrainian president said he hoped to retake Crimea by political pressure rather than from a direct conflict involving troops.
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