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Ukraine pushed Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea but retaking the peninsula will be incredibly hard

A Russian warship sailed near the Kerch Bridge linking the Russian mainland to Crimea in July 2023.STRINGER/AFP via Getty ImagesUkraine has pushed Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea after two years of strikes.But retaking the peninsula will be extremely hard, military experts told BI.Recapturing it would require more manpower, firepower, air cover, and caution, experts said.Ukraine has dealt a massive blow to Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.Russia has retained control of Crimea since invading and annexing the peninsula in 2014 and secured Sevastopol as the headquarters for its Black Sea Fleet.But following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has repeatedly struck back in the region, destroying or damaging around half of the Russian fleet's warships, including one submarine, according to publicly available information.It has used aerial drones, sea drones, and anti-ship missiles against the fleet and the Kerch Bridge, to often devastating effect.

 

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