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Ukraine already in 2023 developed an operation to remotely isolate Crimea, temporarily occupied by the aggressor state Russia, but at that time Western partners did not believe it could be carried out. Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote this on Facebook on 6 August.
According to him, that plan is now already working. Zaluzhnyi noted that the illegitimate president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, managed to achieve only one strategic goal — to create a land corridor from Russia to Crimea.
"But now the Russians cannot use it — all because of scientific and technological progress and Ukraine's middle strikes," he emphasized.
Zaluzhnyi also said that the war in Ukraine has shifted into a war of attrition since 2024, while at the same time a struggle is underway in the world to change the global order.
"Scientific and technological progress is leading to a situation where future warfare will turn into huge digital fields operated by robotic systems and robots. They may be controlled by humans, or they may already have their own artificial intelligence. To be ready for such a war, we now need capabilities in five domains: on and under the water, on land, in the air, in space, and in the digital sphere, including cybersecurity," the former commander-in-chief stressed.
He added that Ukraine must not sacrifice its own security for economic or political gains.
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