KYIV, June 22 – Drilling platforms, on which Ukraine launched a missile strike on Monday, functioned as reinforcement points for the full control of the Russian occupiers of the Black Sea, spokesperson of head of Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhiy Bratchuk has said.

On those drilling towers Russia organized such small garrisons for itself, attracted air defense assets there, including for radar warfare, reconnaissance, that is, these platforms turned into such fortification points that helped and are helping the Russians to focus on full control of the northwestern part of the Black Sea," Bratchuk said at an online briefing on Tuesday.