Perekop III.

This is coolbert:

Herewith an extract from an article courtesy the Internet web site isegoria.net 

Crimea and the Isthmus of Perekop.

"The geography that makes Crimea hard to invade facilitates a modern-day siege"

 https://www.isegoria.net/            May 28th, 2023

"Ukraine can isolate Crimea without a costly ground offensive"

"Defending the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia invaded and annexed in 2014, has historically presented a quandary. A land invasion from the northwest — the direct route — must cross the narrow and easily defended Perekop isthmus between the peninsula and the mainland."

"On the other hand, a hostile army can just as easily block communications between Crimea and the mainland. This would force Russia to supply the peninsula either by sea or by road and rail using the 11-mile Kerch Strait bridge on the eastern side of the peninsula, which connects Crimea with the Taman peninsula in southern Russia."

Blockade, besiege, bring the Russian to heel? Frontal assault across the Isthmus of Perekop the cost in manpower and material to the Ukrainian army even if and when successful too costly for the gain?

See previous blog entries as relevant: 

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/12/perekop-i.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/12/perekop-ii.html

coolbert.