Ukraine hits right targets in Russia with Western long-range missiles, Hodges
Illustrative photo: Hodges spoke about Western "long-range" attacks on Russia (Getty Images)
Following official approval for the use of Western long-range weaponry against targets on Russian territory, Ukraine has already conducted strikes on key enemy targets, says Ben Hodges, an American general and former commander of the US Army in Europe, exclusively for RBC-Ukraine.
Hodges recalled that according to the Institute for the Study of War, approximately 250 Russian military facilities are now within the strike range of ATACMS missiles. These include:
- Ammunition storage sites;
- Military airfields;
- Headquarters;
- Troop concentration areas.
The former commander of the US Army in Europe also emphasized that Ukraine is effectively using the new capabilities provided by its partners.
"Ukraine is already hitting the right targets such as ammunition storage sites and hq’s," Hodges stated.
Furthermore, the US military highlighted the importance of attacks on facilities in Crimea, which remains a crucial theater in the ongoing war.
In his opinion, Ukrainian strikes on Russian bases and logistical hubs in Crimea aim to make the peninsula unusable for Russian military operations.
"That is the first step towards the liberation of Crimea...making it untenable, then isolating it...which will come with the destruction of the Kerch Bridge," Hodges noted.
Ukraine strikes on Crimea
Ukraine has been actively targeting Russian strategic military infrastructure in temporarily occupied Crimea using long-range ATACMS missiles, significantly undermining Russia's military capabilities.
Headquarters, command centers, air defense deployment sites, etc. - all of these are legitimate targets for destruction. Including the Crimean bridge, which Russians illegally built and put into operation after the occupation of the peninsula.
Thanks to the successes of the Ukrainian Navy, Russia is gradually losing its naval center in Crimea.
As was reported earlier, in 2024, Ukraine destroyed one of the largest Russian military depots in Crimea, which was located on Cape Fiolent.
