ConflictsRussians flee Crimea as Zelensky threatens key Kerch bridge

Russians flee Crimea as Zelensky threatens key Kerch bridge

Bridge to Crimea
Bridge to Crimea
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Katarzyna Bogdańska

4:43 PM EDT, August 27, 2024

The Russians fear an attack from Ukraine. More and more people are evacuating from Crimea. The reason is said to be the words of Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to Polsat News, residents of the Crimean Peninsula, occupied by Russia, fear that the next target of the Ukrainian offensive will be the Kerch Bridge. More and more Russians are deciding to evacuate, the report says.

"This can be seen by the traffic jams on the bridge," says Denys Chystikov, deputy permanent representative of the president of Ukraine on the peninsula.

Chystikov believes that the cause of the unrest among Russians is the words of Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president said that Ukraine plans to destroy the Crimean Bridge. He stated that it is a "legitimate target."

Ukrainians storm the Russian border

Meanwhile, Ukrainians are storming the border with Russia. According to the Mash channel, about 500 Ukrainian soldiers attacked two Russian checkpoints in Nekhoteyevka and Shebekino in the Belgorod region. Serious clashes were reported near Nekhoteyevka.

Two hundred Ukrainian soldiers in infantry fighting vehicles landed in positions near the border and tried to cross it. At the same time, about 300 soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces arrived at the Shebekino checkpoint. Fighting is also taking place there.

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