The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms provides an energy source and takes back an asset Russia used to launch helicopters, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said.
The Ukrainian military says it has recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms in the Black Sea held by Russia since the annexation of Crimea, and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut.
A helicopter drops water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean Peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, last year.The Russian Defence Ministry didn’t make any immediate comment on the Ukrainian claim, but it has previously reported that Russian warplanes destroyed several Ukrainian speedboats in the area.
, which could include discussions of North Korea providing arms to restock Russia’s dwindling arsenal. In fighting, Ukrainian forces liberated part of the Donetsk province town of Optyne and advanced on the towns of Klishchiivka and Andriivka south of Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malyar said.
Ukraine has struck several Russian-controlled platforms in fighting during the war, and troops from both countries have occupied them periodically, the UK said in a military update on the war. Along with drilling, the platforms can be used to land helicopters, as deployment bases and to position long-range missile systems.
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