Thread by @VolodyaTretyak

Part 2 of the interview with general Marchenko. This one concerns the liberation of Crimea, Cherson, and UA victory.

The text version is available at @wartranslated: wartranslated.com/ukrainian-gene…

Source: rbc.ua/ukr/news/gener…

The first half of the interview: /1

https://twitter.com/_/status/1557432099937947650

My translation:
(I): What is the situation with these key crossings over the Dnipro? As far as I understand, we are "perforating" the bridge in Daryivka, the Antonovsky road bridge, too. What about the Antonovsky railway bridge?
(M): It was also damaged. /2

RU army tried to repair the Antonovsky automobile bridge and carried out repair work there. But we struck it again the day before yesterday, so nothing worked out for them. /3

They made a ferry crossing to take our eyes off the Antonovsky Bridge repair, and they've been using this mobile ferry crossing little by little. They routinely put military equipment and civilians there, so we hit it. /4

But so that you understand, it takes roughly three hours to move one vehicle.
(I): And what about the bridge on the dam across the Kakhovka reservoir? What to do there, because it is a critical engineering structure, and it seems to me that to damage it is dangerous? /5

(M): This bridge has already been hit. But it is challenging to shoot it because there are critical facilities there. If we hit them, we could hit the dam gates. So it's an exceptional job. /6

But I think this bridge will soon be damaged enough that they can't move their reserves over it. As soon as the reserves are cut off - "Welcome to Ukraine": we will beat them and drive them out.
(he said the phrase in English - remark) /7

(I): As you said, the forces they are transferring to the southern regions are primarily to the Kryvyi Rih and Mykolayiv directions. Can they start moving in parallel in the Zaporizhzhya region and pressurize along the Vasilievka-Gulyaypole line? /8

(M): The terrain there is difficult, so developing offensive actions in the Zaporizhzhya direction is not very profitable; therefore, they will attack in the Mykolayiv and Kryvyi Rih directions. /9

(I): The question that many ask for the six months: How did the occupants advance so rapidly in the south at the beginning?
(M): It is a painful issue. I have my thoughts on it. But for the time being, I cannot give them out. /10

I want to assure you that a study of this issue is already underway. And I think we will soon know why they reached Kherson so quickly.
(I): In the Zaporizhzhia region, Gauleiter Balitsky has already signed an "order" to hold a "referendum." /11

Do you know if something like this is planned in the Kherson region?
(M): Their FSB service members are discussing that they can not use the same scenario in Kherson as they did in Crimea. They already recognize this as a fact. /12

And they are already preparing for some other events because this particular scenario does not work for them. The people of Kherson are very pro-Ukrainian and resist. They do not give them a chance to implement this scenario with the "referendum" and the "Russian world." /13

Therefore, I think in Kherson, the referendum scenario will definitely not succeed.
(I): So they will hardly be able to hold it in Kherson on September 11?
(M): I am 100% sure that they will not.
(I): Do you know the fate of the kidnapped mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev? /14

(M): No, unfortunately, I do not know, I only know that he is in captivity.
(I): You managed to clear most of the territory of the Mykolaiv region, where the occupants entered. /15

But there is still a part of the territory near the administrative border of Kherson - the Snigirevka area. It remains under the temporary control of the enemy. /16

As I understand it, it is a critical junction for the occupants because two roads go from there - to Nova Kakhovka and Kherson.
(M): Yes, there is a strategically important junction there. That's why RU forces are holding this Snegirivka. /17

But unfortunately, there are civilians there, so we cannot conduct such a special operation to liberate this town because we don't want civilians to suffer.
(I): What about Snigirevka, then?
(M): I think we will take them in a ring, and they will run away. /18

(I): Residents of the Kherson region and Kherson are waiting for the arrival of our Armed Forces. Can you operate with any timeline as to when our offensive operation in the Kherson region will begin?
(M): Unfortunately, I can't tell you any timeline or date. /19

But I would like to say the people of Kherson - let them be patient for a while. It will not be as long as everyone expects. It will be quick. Let them hold out a little longer. We do not forget about them. No one gives up on their people. /20

We will come to their aid, but let them wait a little longer. They will soon see and hear everything.
(I): Can we liberate Crimea militarily?
(M): Yes. We will liberate it militarily. No one has given up on it. Crimea is Ukraine; it's our land. /21

Our people are there, who are still forced to live under occupation. No one gave Russia the right to come, take a piece of land and say, "this is mine. We will reclaim Crimea, just as we will reclaim Kherson, Lugansk, and Donetsk. /22

(I): Is it necessary to destroy the Crimean bridge to do so?
(M): Yes, this is a necessary measure to deprive them of the ability to provide reserves and reinforce their troops from Russian territory. /23

(I): What military objectives are achievable for us by the end of this year? I am not in a hurry to say for sure that this will or will not happen - I mean, what territories can we physically de-occupy by the end of the year?
(M): Kherson - 100%. /24

That is the liberation of Kherson and the end of the active phase of the war, and then there will be some more local military actions. But by the end of the year, we must finish the main phase of this war.
(I): How critical is our arms shortage now? /25

What kind of weapons do we lack for counteroffensive and offensive operations and the liberation of our territories? /26

(M): Unfortunately, the military assistance our Western partners have promised us is provided in small batches, making it very difficult for us to conduct offensive operations. /27

So I think that as soon as we receive the complete package of this assistance, our counteroffensive actions will be swift. /28

(I): Can Ukraine end the war through negotiations, making certain compromises, or will everything be decided exclusively on the battlefield until we reach the borders of 1991?
(M): We have already passed the point of no return after Irpen and Bucha. /29

Any negotiations concerning the surrender of some of our territory - all the military, all the population understand that we can not do this categorically. If we do that, we will shift this war onto the shoulders of our children. /30

If we leave the enemy even a piece of land, he will come back home, draw some conclusions and attack again in six or eight years. So we need to defend all the territory. We need to take control of Ukraine's borders and not leave them a single piece of our land. /31

(I): How long do you think this war can go on?
(M): I wouldn't want to make predictions. But if we have the amount of weaponry that was promised to us, that we need, then I think next spring, we will be celebrating victory. /32

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