A violent storm raged across Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday. Apparently the Russian defenses on the coast were also washed away. According to military experts, Ukraine will use this to attack the peninsula, which has been annexed in violation of international law.
Severe winter storms have controlled the northern Black Sea region since Sunday. On Sunday, a heavy snowstorm hit Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, causing significant problems in many places. In addition to the power supply in some areas, road traffic also collapsed, while central parts of the country initially suffered from cold and wet snow.
Coastal towns in Crimea flooded
The snowstorm also paralyzed traffic and public life on the Crimean Peninsula, which was occupied and annexed by Russia in violation of international law. Videos posted on social media showed high waves and coastal towns flooding.
The city of Yevpatoria on the west coast of Crimea was particularly affected. There, the storm washed away the trenches that the Russian army had dug on the beaches, top Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko said, citing local media on the X platform.
Russian fortifications washed away
Accordingly, fortifications, technical buildings and shooting ranges were washed away. According to reports, there were peaks of wind on the coast of Crimea at speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour, and waves reached a height of nine meters. As satellite images show, Russian forces have been digging trenches and setting up fighting positions on the beaches of Crimea since at least the spring of 2023 to be prepared for Ukrainian attacks.
“Ukraine will use storm”
Once the storm subsides, Ukraine will “make maximum use of the damage in Crimea,” military blogger Tyler Rogoway wrote. “Using the weather to your advantage is one of the oldest lessons in warfare,” Rogoway emphasizes.
Meanwhile, the winter storm also caused widespread power outages on the occupied peninsula, leaving about 500,000 residents without power, Canadian broadcaster BNN reported. Traffic between the cities of Simferopol came to a complete standstill because the highway was flooded.
Sochi flooded
The powerful storm, dubbed ‘Bettina’ by Greek meteorologists, also caused damage in Sochi. Metre-high waves flooded the beaches of the southern Russian metropolis, inundating houses and submerging railway lines, the ‘Nexta’ platform reported.
Source: Krone
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