The Kerch Bridge, connecting Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine across the Kerch Strait, seen in September 2019. The bridge has become a political symbol of Russia’s control over Crimea since 2014, and Ukraine has repeatedly targeted it in the ongoing war. (Shutterstock/Sergey Denisenko)

Is Ukraine Gearing Up for an Attack on Crimea?

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Ukraine’s previous attempt to attack Crimea from land in 2023 ended in failure—but much has changed in the last three years of war.

The Ukrainian military continues to pound Russian positions in the occupied Crimean Peninsula. In recent weeks, Kyiv has launched a growing number of strikes against Russian military and critical infrastructure in Crimea and the occupied southern land bridge forming its land connection with Russia—raising suspicions that a possible counteroffensive might be in the works. 

Ukraine Is Striking Crimea from the Air—Could It Attack from Land?

As part of the Ukrainian military’s long-range fires strategy, it has repeatedly struck military, logistical, infrastructural, and economic targets in Crimea in........

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