Yevhen Yerin, head of the joint press center of the Defense Forces of the Tavrian direction, commenting on the release of Velikiy Potemkinsky island in the Kherson region, said that all the islands are now in the gray zone.
"Regarding the island (Great Potemkinsky), I will say this: now all the islands are in the so-called "gray zone", which is not clearly controlled by our troops or the occupiers. Accordingly, our servicemen are trying to go to these islands, to carry out certain measures as part of the operation. At the same time, it is impossible to talk about control over the islands," Yerin said on the air of the telethon on Wednesday.
He added that the islands are not a bridgehead to be held for the long term. As Yerin emphasized, control over the islands is possible already after obtaining full control over the opposite shore.
"Then we can talk about control over these islands. At the moment, it is not entirely appropriate, because the islands are under fire," he said.