The Russian invaders are strengthening the defense in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian

Crimea

.

Also, conscripts were brought to the still-occupied peninsula.

Nataliya Humenyuk, the head of the press center of the Defense Forces of the South, told about this on the air of the telethon. 

The speaker emphasized that Ukraine is actively preparing for the liberation of its territories, therefore the Russians are already strengthening themselves in the illegally annexed Crimea.

There, in particular, the military presence has increased.

 "They brought in mass-loading units for the construction of fortifications, additional reinforcements arrived. They are not trained to hold weapons, but they dig trenches," Humenyuk said.

As reported, on February 24, 2023, 

the Ukrainian flag flew over occupied Sevastopol.

And on February 23, Budanov's appeal was played on enemy radio stations in Crimea

.

We will remind you that as early as the fall of 2022, Ukrainian intelligence recorded the active preparation of the occupiers for defense in Crimea, in particular, the Russians

are creating strategic areas in the north of Dzhankoy district.

In addition, the occupiers built

 new trench systems near the administrative border with Crimea for defense 

against the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces.

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the GUR of the MoD, said that 

Ukraine must do everything to 

de-occupy the illegally annexed Ukrainian Crimea by Russia by the summer of 2023.

Reserve colonel and military expert Petro Nedzelsky believes that 

in order to return the occupied Crimea,

 it is necessary to destroy the Crimean Bridge and the Black Sea Fleet.

The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ihor Zhovkva, stated that Ukraine will liberate its territories from occupation, and

Crimea, illegally seized by the Russians, will never be the subject of negotiations with Russia.

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