'Russian military sources claim Ukrainian Armed Forces are approaching Tokmak, last major settlement 63km north of Melitopol, and Volnovakha, last major settlement 65km north of Mariupol. Squeeze of Berdyansk on the coast expected and Russian units will be encircled on both sides.'
- Igor Sushko (
Source, June 13, 2023)
Context'Fall of Melitopol would trap [most] Russians..' - Peter Zeihan'Crimea is Ukraine. Donetsk is Ukraine. Kherson is Ukraine. Luhansk is Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia is Ukraine..'(The liberation of Crimea and the Donbas) - 'The Siege of Crimea has begun.'