President Volodymyr Zelensky meets military commanders, including Ukraine’s Armed Forces commander General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, in an undisclosed location during his trip to southern Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts on Oct. 20, 2023. (President’s Office)
Newsweek: Blasts Rock Crimea Hours After Zelensky Vows Full Fire Control Over Region
Multiple Crimea-based Telegram channels on Tuesday reported the sounds of explosions near Sevastopol hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared his military forces would soon have full fire control capabilities over Crimea.
Newsweek could not independently verify the source of the explosions, but Sevastopol’s governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, confirmed that at least one blast had occurred in the region. He did not indicate if the explosion came as a result of Kyiv’s forces or from Russia’s military.
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Update #1: Ukraine war latest: Zelensky vows full Ukrainian fire control over Crimea (Kyiv Independent)
Update #2: Zelenskyy: Full fire control over Crimea ‘a matter of time’ (NHK)
WNU Editor: He is correct …. Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea (AP).