Crimea Syndrome Could the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 have been stopped and a full-scale invasion prevented? Former Acting President of Ukraine, former Secretary of the National Security Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, responds to Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that the only thing missing for the defense of the peninsula at that time was an appropriate order. In his material, Turchinov talks about the state of the Ukrainian army at the beginning of the Russian aggression, the number of Russian soldiers in Crimea and the threat of an invasion of the Ukrainian mainland. According to him, orders were given to use weapons, but due to the critical situation of the armed forces, mass betrayal of the soldiers and the superiority of the Russian forces, it was impossible to liberate the peninsula at that time. Why was martial law not imposed, how did the Ukrainian army in Crimea gain time to mobilize, and what role did the refusal of Western partners to provide military aid play? Read Oleksandr Turchynov's article for Censor. NET: And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tik-Tok, YouTube.

Crimea Syndrome Could the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 have been stopped and a full-scale invasion prevented? Former Acting President of Ukraine, former Secretary of the National Security Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, responds to Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that the only thing missing for the defense of the peninsula at that time was an appropriate order. In his material, Turchinov talks about the state of the Ukrainian army at the beginning of the Russian aggression, the number of Russian soldiers in Crimea and the threat of an invasion of the Ukrainian mainland. According to him, orders were given to use weapons, but due to the critical situation of the armed forces, mass betrayal of the soldiers and the superiority of the Russian forces, it was impossible to liberate the peninsula at that time. Why was martial law not imposed, how did the Ukrainian army in Crimea gain time to mobilize, and what role did the refusal of Western partners to provide military aid play? Read Oleksandr Turchynov's article for Censor. NET: And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tik-Tok, YouTube.