The instinct of self-preservation: the expert explained the reasons for the escape of the families of the occupiers from Ukraine

The flight of the families of Russian servicemen from the occupied Ukrainian territories is connected with the instinct of self-preservation.

So far, both Crimea, and the occupied Donbass, and part of Zaporozhye are within the reach of the means of destruction of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

This opinion was expressed by co-director of foreign policy programs, coordinator of international projects of the Razumkov Center, military expert Alexei Melnik.

“Now there is virtually no point in the occupied territories of mainland Ukraine that would not be reached by Ukrainian means of destruction. Even Crimea is not a safe place”he remarked.

According to the expert, at the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, many family members of the occupying army believed in the propaganda slogan that “Russia is here forever” and settled in the occupied territories. Many of them, in particular, were attracted by the climate and nature of Ukraine.

“Families came to Ukraine as a resort, as a vacation. Here you have the sea, and fruits and vegetables. There was a moment when they really began to settle down here.- he said.

The first noticeable fact of the flight of the families of Russian military personnel was the fact of mass “evacuation” from the occupied Kherson region.

Melnyk did not assess how massive the process of “evacuation” of the families of the occupiers from Ukraine is, but he noted that due to the fact that the weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reach almost any corner of the occupied territory, the enemy’s self-preservation instinct works and he tries to leave the dangerous place.

As for the allegedly dangerous Crimea, everyone has long understood that this is not true.

“The land corridor to the Crimea works rather conditionally. Neither the Kerch bridge nor the Kerch crossing are working normally, there is a threat that the Russians understand - the story of the Kerch bridge may repeat itself.- Summed up the expert.

As reported by , in the Crimea this summer you should not expect a successful summer season. Thus, the booking of Crimean hotels for June is 23%, which was the worst indicator since 2014. There is no air communication with the occupied peninsula. The Crimean bridge is half blocked. The coast of the western Crimea was dug up by the “Aksenov line”. There are not very many people who want to sunbathe to the sounds of alarms and explosions.