War in Ukraine: Kyiv strikes key Russian supply lines
Key takeaways
- Russian troops rely on supplies via the land corridor to Crimea, but Ukrainian forces are now able to launch concentrated attacks along the critical route.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5F6Fk Russian soldiers are increasingly put under pressure by smart Ukrainian drones, but is this enough to change the course of the war?
- Ukrainian drones were reportedly conducting surveillance and attacks in the area around Mariupol.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Russian troops rely on supplies via the land corridor to Crimea, but Ukrainian forces are now able to launch concentrated attacks along the critical route. Experts say this indicates growing Russian vulnerability.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F6Fk Russian soldiers are increasingly put under pressure by smart Ukrainian drones, but is this enough to change the course of the war? Image: Alexander Polegenko/TASS/ZUMA/picture alliance Advertisement Ukrainian forces are fighting for control over the Russian army's key supply routes in the occupied territories of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian military officials, newly developed medium-range weapons are now reaching Russia's logistics routes beyond front lines.
Ukrainian drones were reportedly conducting surveillance and attacks in the area around Mariupol. That would mean that sections of the land corridor connecting Russan-occupied Ukrainian territory with the Crimean penninsula, some 160 kilometers (99 miles) away, are now under fire control. As proof, the Ukrainian military has published numerous online videos purpotedly showing burned-out Russian military vehicles along the road leading through occupied territories in southern mainland Ukraine to Crimea.