Zelenskyy rates Spiderweb operation as 10 of 10, while Crimean Bridge hit as 7-8
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (facebook.com/zelenskyy.official)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his assessment of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) operations in Russia and occupied Crimea. Zelenskyy rated them between 7 and 10 points out of 10, according to his interview with ABC News.
"They (the SBU - ed.) were working. In fact, we had an episode related to the Crimean Bridge," the Ukrainian President said.
Zelenskyy explained that this operation was connected to the fact that, aside from ships, the Russians had been using the Crimean Bridge to supply weapons since the beginning of the war.
"And that's why it was a legitimate target. And the Service worked on that bridge. There were very successful moves, and there were also moves that, let's say, we call successful, but not everything we wanted worked out - we rate those 7–8. Not 10 points, but 7-8. That was the case with the Crimean Bridge," the Ukrainian leader reported.
At the same time, Zelenskyy added that the operation against the ships, as well as the latest high-profile special operation Spiderweb, deserve a rating of 10 points.
"But there was a 10 for the ships, and this operation you mentioned (Spiderweb - ed.)," the Ukrainian President concluded.
SBU operations
According to reports, the operation took several months. Initially, the Security Service of Ukraine agents planted explosives on the supports of the Crimean Bridge. Then, at 4:44 a.m. local time on June 3, the first explosive device was detonated.
As a result, the underwater supports at the seabed level were heavily damaged. The bridge is now effectively in an emergency condition.
Shortly afterward, Ukrainian Navy Spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk stated that this attack would impact Russian logistics, as the structure sustained significant damage.
Furthermore, on Sunday, June 1, the SBU conducted a special operation to destroy Russian strategic bombers. Particularly, four military bases were targeted: Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo, and Engels.
Later, SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk reported that over 40 Russian strategic aviation aircraft were hit as a result of those strikes. Afterward, the Ukrainian side announced that 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers had been damaged. In monetary terms, the losses amounted to around $7 billion.
Moreover, following that operation, during the night of June 6, Russia launched a response attack. However, this time, the aggressor country was only able to use seven strategic aviation aircraft to attack Ukraine.
