The russians are actively preparing for the defence of the Crimean peninsula. In particular, they are creating strategic areas in the north of the Dzhankoi district. Andrii Cherniak, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, told about this in a comment for Ukrinform.

Andrii Cherniak noted that military intelligence of Ukraine currently does not record the evacuation of invaders from the north of the Crimean peninsula.

“However, we see that they are actively preparing for defence. They are creating a defensive strip both on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region and on the administrative border with Crimea, in the north of the peninsula. In particular, two strategic areas are being built in the northern part of Dzhankoi district. It is very important for them, because as a result of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian forces, the north of Crimea will be the zone of damage of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Andrii Chernyak noted.

Speaking about the evacuation of the russians and collaborators from Kherson region and Zaporizhzhia, the representative of military intelligence noted that most of them are trying to get not to Crimea, but to the territory of russia.

“Even they are aware of that, one way or another, Crimea will be lost to russia and will return to Ukraine,” Andrii Cherniak emphasized.

He also added that the invaders in Crimea are trying to keep ships of the Black Sea Fleet and military equipment under the cover of air defence systems.

“They hope that this will at least somehow save them from smoking in prohibited places and non-observance of safety rules," the representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stated.