Russia May Soon Cut Off Ukraine's Access to the Sea, Says Former US Intelligence Officer

Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter believes that Russian troops may soon cut off Ukraine's access to the sea and seize control of Odesa. This information was reported by RT.

He made this statement during an interview on the YouTube channel Dive with Jackson Hinkle.

Ritter posits that if Russian forces take control of Odesa, they will "liberate everything up to Transnistria," and also "create a land bridge that will sever Ukraine's connection to the Black Sea." According to him, this aligns with Russia’s defensive strategy against long-range weapons supplied to Ukraine by the West.

Previously, Ritter expressed his belief that the Ukrainian conflict has entered its final phase, during which Russian armed forces will begin to