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Lithuania's Ukraine policy is very clear. Whatever victory takes. pic.twitter.com/1ayexNXznc
— Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) January 18, 2024
Blockade-Busting Ukraine Proves the Experts Wrong | "Russia’s all-out war of aggression against Ukraine has made many apparently reasonable assumptions seem foolish. The latest is Ukraine’s breach of the Russian Black Sea grain blockade." @OlhaKorbut https://t.co/NmkXendxTO
— CEPA (@cepa) January 18, 2024
With the concerted effort by the SBU with the participation of the Ukrainian Navy (and later GUR) since mid 2022, Ukraine was able to develop more and more capable maritime drones that showed their capabilities against Russian military ships and land infrastructure
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
"SeaBaby is no longer just a naval drone, but a multi-purpose platform that the SBU actively uses today for various tasks, including for attacks on the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation ," Malyuk (head of SBu) adds.
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
“They decided to solve the first problem by showing Russia the vulnerability of its own ports”
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
On Aug 4 and 5, a new drone Mamai hit an amphibious ship and tanker in the port of Novorossiysk, the heart of Russian maritime trade
"One must understand that any excesses at sea are not profitable for the Russians either. This immediately leads to an increase in the price of insurance and freight. For global insurance companies, the entire Black Sea is one region”
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
“Novorossiysk is also a huge oil transshipment. It is through this port that oil giants from the USA export Kazakh oil. This is where the "grey" export of Russian oil takes place under the guise of other brands”
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
Key lesson from this crucial episode? The only strategy that works with Russia is a threat of symmetric retaliation against their critical infrastructure. “Hit our ships and ports and we will hit yours”
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 18, 2024
Source of quotes:https://t.co/OtLAhWxZ3O
“Ukraine's game was played at very high stakes, the country's leadership received "warnings" from partners at all levels.
