Local carriers refuse to drive along the so-called "land corridor" to Crimea, as it is in the line of Ukrainian Army fire. Due to this fact, prices are on the rise on the occupied peninsula.
Russian invaders dismantled the roof and ensemble of colored stained glass windows of the Golden Cabinet in the Khan's Palace in Bakhchisarai, occupied Crimea.
In order to reach the borders of Crimea, the Ukrainian defenders need to cover a distance of 84km to Melitopol, which would give full fire control of the land corridor, the opportunity to shell the Crimean Isthmus.
For the Russian Federation, maintaining its positions in the east of Ukraine and keeping a land corridor to the temporarily occupied Crimea running remains a priority.