Kim told why Russians need the Kinburn Spit
2 May 18:36
Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said in an exclusive interview with [Komersant ] that the Russians need the Kinburn Spit solely to control the sea access from Mykolaiv ports.
“I can’t say for sure, but I know for sure that the Russians need the Kinburn Spit solely to control the sea access from Mykolaiv ports. That’s all. It is inconvenient to keep it there,” Kim said.
He also added that the Kinburn Spit is a nature reserve, and even jeeps cannot pass through 90% of the territory.
“And, let’s just say, even in peacetime, specialized vehicles were used to travel there. There are three small settlements there that are almost without population now – they are almost unfit for civilian life because of mines.
Therefore, if the Russians are there, they will hold it and blackmail it only to control the exit from Mykolaiv ports. We definitely need it, and I believe that it can be within the framework of negotiations that the Russians will release this territory. Because administratively, this is the territory of Mykolaiv region, even though there is no land connection with this enclave, so to speak,” said thehead of the Mykolaiv regional military administration.
According to him, the withdrawal of Russians from the reserve would stop the fighting and then restore the operation of Mykolaiv ports.
“Yes, this is very important for us, because it is about 30% of the region’s economy. And it is primarily important for our farmers, because we have very complicated logistics now, and we are suffering from it, so to speak. And the fact that we can restore it quickly is for sure,” Vitaliy Kim emphasized.
The full version of the interview is available here.
