The information about the Ukrainian attack on the train, which was allegedly transporting Russian missiles to Crimea, is very interesting, believes Australian reserve general Mick Ryan, referring to the notification of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine that an explosion in Geankoy destroyed a batch of Kalibr cruise missiles during rail transit. .

While the nature of the target has yet to be confirmed, there are some potential implications, says Mick Ryan.

General Mick Ryan and the five consequences of the Ukrainian strike

The attack by Ukrainians on a train in the occupied territory of the occupied Crimea has several consequences, the Australian general notes:

FirstDespite the overwhelming focus of many on the Battle of Bakhmut at the moment, Ukraine is also continuing its “deep war” against Russian operational and strategic targets.

This is important because it forces the Russians to reconsider their force posture and defense deployment in Crimea and beyond. And it allows Ukrainians to gather information about how the Russians are reacting in Crimea, as Ukraine’s armed forces plan future military operations there.

The second consequence is that it puts even more pressure on Russia’s limited missile stockpile. Multiple sources confirm that Russia can now only fire what it produces each month – its military stockpiles have been significantly depleted over the past year.

In the third line, is an indicator of how Ukraine will be able to launch such strikes on Crimea more often once it regains most of its southern territory. After all, if Ukraine can make Crimea unusable for the Russian military, it helps Ukrainian strategy.

In addition, emphasizes that Ukraine will attack Russian troops wherever they are on Ukrainian soil, and supports the “Crimea issue”. Despite the reluctance of some to return Crimea, such strikes clearly show that Ukraine intends to return it.

Last thing that moment is interesting. When Xi visits Putin for their authoritarian fraternity event in Moscow, it could allow Putin to strengthen his stance on helping China. Most of all, it will most likely embarrass Putin in front of his “friend”.

Such strikes are not a silver bullet for winning wars. But their influence is cumulative in terms of the degradation of Russia’s morale and fighting capacity.

The attack took place two days after Putin’s visit to Crimea

We will remind, on Saturday, Vladimir Putin was in Crimea with an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula by Ukraine to Russia.

The Kremlin leader was met by the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, Mykhailo Razvozhaev, and taken to see the new children’s center and art school, which was an unexpected visit.

Russia seized Crimea in 2014, eight years before it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine says it will fight to oust Russia from Crimea and all other territories Russia seized during the war it started a year ago.

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