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Russian military chief suggests permanent occupation of southern Ukraine planned

Commander Rustam Minnekayev speaks of aim for land corridor to Crimea, despite Putin’s earlier claims

  • Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

A senior Russian military commander has said that the goal of Russia’s new offensive is to seize control of southern Ukraine and form a land bridge to Crimea, indicating that Russia plans a permanent occupation of Ukrainian territory taken in the war.

Rustam Minnekayev, acting commander of the central military district, also told members of a defence industry forum on Friday that control over southern Ukraine would give Russia access to Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, indicating that Russia may attack the port city of Odesa and consider military action in Moldova.

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