"To weaken the Russian Federation in the Crimea": why the return under control "Boyko's tower" is important victory for Ukraine

Ukraine returned under the control of Boyko's tower near the Crimea in the Black Sea, occupied by the Russian Federation in 2015. According to experts, now the Russians will not be able to produce gas there and supply it to the peninsula, as well as a weakened intelligence of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of South of Ukraine. The so-called "Boyko's towers" are drilling gas and oil platforms between Odessa and occupied Crimea. Russia seized them in 2015.

Since then, Ukraine has conducted operations on their return. At the end of August 2023, with reference to the British media intelligence reported that battles were underway between Ukrainian and Russian maritime and air forces for control of strategically important objects. And on September 11, it became known that the "Boyko's towers" was returned under the control of Ukraine.

"A unique operation to establish control over" Boyko's towers "conducted the units of the GRU of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. To capture valuable trophies: a stock of helicopter ammunition type (unmanaged aviation missiles), as well as the radar "Neva", which can track the movement of vessels in the Black Sea, " - reported at the GUR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

According to the military expert Pavel Zrozhny, the return under the control of Ukraine "Boyko's tower" is not just a symbolic victory. "There are two important directions why strategically need to restore control of these objects. First, the" towers of Boyko "have repeatedly noticed the military of the Russian Federation.

They conducted intelligence operations-they watched, record all kinds of equipment for radio electronic intelligence and radio electronic struggle, " - says the focus of the Narozhny. In addition, with the help of Boyko's tower Russia produced gas in the Black Sea. "If we have access to them - 99% we have blocked gas production, which means that it will not enter the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea," the Narozhny.

The expert of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Alexei Hizhak believes that the "tower of Boyko" used the Russians to control the transport route in the direction of Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson. For this reason, restoring control over them signals the possibility of increasing safety in the Black Sea and weaken the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Crimea. "Boyko's towers" were important objects in the oil and gas strategy of Ukraine.

But after the occupation of the Crimea Peninsula] we paved another gas pipeline, and in this sense, these objects were not so important. Another thing is the safety of routes in the direction of Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson. They pass near the "Boyko's towers", where the radars of the Russian military are located. We have repeatedly made attempts to regain control, but have encountered, in particular, the Russian aviation.

We have now established control and therefore we can ensure the safety of routes, as well as weaken the Russian Federation in the West [temporarily occupied] peninsula. It is a signal that our forces, sooner or later, will return all the objects that Russians use in military infrastructure to control the waters, "says Focus Hedgehog. Recall" Boyko's towers "received this name after journalists opened The scheme of purchase of two oil platforms through offshore firms for about $ 800 million.