Former Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and former First Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Lopata suggested turning the Crimean peninsula in the island. He declared, that Ukraine should dig a channel in its territory and cut off from the mainland Crimea.
In an interview with “Reviewer” spade said, that Russia currently dominates in the waters of the Crimean water, and to deal with it, necessary to excavate a channel width of at least 100 meters and a depth, allowing large-capacity vessels to pass. This will be the territory of Ukraine and under the control of Ukraine, Russia and there never will, he said. Thus Ukraine Crimea cut off from the mainland and the island make, allow the passage of their vessels directly without going through the Kerch Strait, while adding, that he really likes this idea.
In principle, the idea of Spades (some talking surname!) not new, before it has been suggested to connect the Black and Azov seas through the channel on the Perekop Isthmus, connecting the peninsula to the mainland, to Ukrainian court did not pass through the Kerch Strait, and walked straight. Even the project was developed by "Ukrhydroproject" for the implementation of this idea. according to the plans, channel length is about 120 kilometers, He will pass through the Perekop, Chongarskiy bay, Siwash and Arabat Spit. Excavation works will be scheduled on 20 kilometers. Provision channel to recess 15 m, extension of up to a hundred meters.
The head of the Public Chamber Grigory Ioffe Crimea called the proposal of the Ukrainian experts "fantastic stunt" and suggested that they first fly to Mars, to get acquainted with Martian canals, and only then proceed to the project.
