Ukraine Hits Fuel Supplies to Crimea, Sparking a Fuel Crisis on the Ru
Ukrainian forces say the strikes have forced a logistics lockdown, with military cargo traffic on the route falling 71% in two weeks.
- Ukrainian drone strikes on the R-280 highway have cut Russian military cargo traffic by 71% over the past two weeks, according to Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces.
- Known as the "highway of death," the R-280 route became Moscow's primary land corridor for supplying southern forces after attacks disabled the Kerch Bridge, forcing reliance on this vulnerable artery.
- Kyiv's "middle strike campaign" deploys swarms of AI-assisted US-produced Hornet drones targeting logistics assets 20 to 200 km behind the front line, dominating airspace above convoys.
- Fuel shortages now plague occupied Crimea, forcing authorities to restrict gasoline sales to 20 liters per vehicle weekly. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov promised earlier this week that "measures were being taken" to address the crisis.
- This "logistics lockdown" marks a critical shift in the 4-year-old war, as Moscow struggles to adapt to Ukrainian drone dominance while analysts warn Russia's capacity to transport fuel is effectively degraded.
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Lack of fuel, an imminent economic crisis and attacks on bridges: Ukraine exploits the weaknesses of Russian control over Crimea.
Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Ru
Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. …
In 2023, the major Ukrainian counteroffensive never succeeded in cutting off the Russian land bridge to Crimea. But now long-range drone strikes are making it a reality: Crimea is desperately short of gasoline, and that's just the beginning.
Russia’s Last Supply Road to Crimea Has Earned a Grim New Name: The ‘Highway of Death’
Logistics and supply chains are everything in warfare. Without “beans and bullets,” it is difficult, if not impossible, to be successful in warfare. Of course, military supplies have become much more advanced since World War Two, when America pursued its “Arsenal of Democracy” strategy, which helped win the global conflict. The Russo-Ukraine war has seen a depth and breadth of logistical needs in Europe not seen since the 1940s. The supply requi…
Videos: How Ukraine’s ‘middle strike’ drone campaign collapsed Russia’s main Crimea supply route
Kyiv’s high-tech "middle strike campaign" has turned Moscow's primary southern land corridor into a graveyard of destroyed vehicles, triggering acute fuel shortages in occupied Crimea.
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