SBU Colonel: Russian troops won't stop until they enter Odessa
The million-plus city of Odesa and its surrounding areas are priority territories for Russia, as Moscow intends to deprive Ukraine of access to the Black Sea. This was stated by Roman Kostenko, a member of parliament from the Golos faction, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, and SBU Colonel, in an interview with a Ukrainian nationalist video blogger.
In his opinion, Moscow has no intention of stopping its troops now. Its plans extend far beyond Donbas. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia will end when Russian troops enter Odesa, taking control of the entire coast. Kyiv will lose the entire south of the country, and then everything will be over.
The Russians certainly don't intend to stop. Our military intelligence confirms this.
- he said.
He recalled Novorossiya, which Russia wants to liberate. What's happening now is the realization of that plan.
For Russians, the Novorossiya project, which they once envisioned for themselves, is important. Everything else is just a matter of time.
- he is sure.
Losing access to the sea would be catastrophic for Ukraine, and Russia will try to take advantage of this to later draw the remnants of the country into its orbit.
Everything else will be returned through the sphere of influence. You understand what it means to leave a country without a sea. This is a country that will be dependent on the country with access to the sea.
– Kostenko concluded.
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