00:04Ukrainian defense forces are escalating the intensity of medium-range strikes,
00:09disrupting Russian logistics throughout the entire theater of military operations
00:14from the occupied Luhansk region to Crimea,
00:18according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War.
00:21Thus, on May 31, the Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps reported that the Ukrainian armed forces
00:27had established fire control over Luhansk, Sterebilsk, Alchevsk, Branka, and Kadyevka using drones.
00:35This occurred as part of a broader Ukrainian strike campaign against Russian landlines of communication
00:41in the Luhansk region aimed at preventing Russian logistical operations in the rear.
00:46Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps reported that Ukrainian forces regularly target armored vehicle and ammunition
00:53depots in the area and recently reached the Isvarn checkpoint on the international border,
00:57located more than 205 kilometers from the positions of Ukrainian drone operators.
01:04In recent months, Ukrainian forces have significantly intensified their campaign of medium-range strikes,
01:10causing a chain reaction on the battlefield and slowing Russia's advance.
01:15These strikes have created logistical problems for Russian forces in southern Ukraine in recent weeks
01:21and are now also affecting Russia's logistics in the occupied Luhansk region, the report notes.
01:27In particular, geolocated video footage confirms that Ukrainian troops are striking Russian military equipment
01:34along the Debaltsev-Luhansk, X, 32 Alchevsk-Kadyevka, X, 20 Konstantinov-Kadonetsk, and M,
01:4214 Mariupol-Berdyansk-Melitopol-Genichesk highways in the occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
01:49Russian military bloggers also acknowledged that the Ukrainian strikes are creating logistical problems
01:55for Russian troops throughout the entire theater of operations.
01:59For example, one blogger claimed that Ukrainian drones are now penetrating Russian air defense systems
02:05in the occupied Luhansk region and reaching the border with the Rostov region.
02:10Another blogger claimed that Ukrainian strikes are significantly disrupting Russian logistics
02:15not only along the land corridor connecting the occupied Zaporizhia and Kherson regions with Crimea,
02:22but also throughout the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
02:26He also complained that this has led to significant fuel shortages
02:29and has seriously hampered the rotation of Russian personnel
02:33and the supply of ammunition in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
02:37Ukrainian forces are extending the range of their mid-range drones to the front lines,
02:43disrupting Russia's ability to deploy personnel to the front lines,
02:47resupply and maintain front-line positions,
02:50and conduct the infiltration tactics they have relied on for advancement over the past several months,
02:56ISW emphasized.
02:58For over a year, Ukraine has been regularly using medium-range drones to strike Russian targets in its rear zone,
03:05reports Kyiv Independent.
03:07The publication notes that the explicit targeting of Russian supply trucks
03:11and disrupting logistics is a new phenomenon and could cause serious problems for Moscow,
03:17something Russian military analysts are well aware of.
03:21Ukraine's previous campaign of medium-depth strikes had already created difficulties for Russian logistics.
03:27Some Russian units were forced to reduce diesel fuel consumption by 20%,
03:31and supply depots and command posts had to be moved further to the rear.
03:36Dmitry Pyotia, a former drone operator with the 20th Unmanned Systems Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
03:44and an expert on unmanned warfare, told the publication.
03:48Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov recently announced a new campaign
03:53designed to further strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.
03:57We are launching a separate program called Logistics Blockade
04:00to strengthen medium-range strikes and systematically destroy Russian forces in the rear.
04:06Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
04:10and an expert on Russian military affairs,
04:13told the publication that Ukraine's increasingly effective campaign
04:17will certainly have some impact on Russia's ability to conduct offensive operations.
04:22At the same time, he warns that the overall impact of this campaign remains unclear.
04:29Anton Zemlianoy, a senior analyst at the Kiev-based think tank Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation,
04:36asserts that the campaign has already yielded significant results
04:40and if the pace of attacks increases, Ukraine could potentially
04:44cut off supplies to certain sectors of the front,
04:47which would allow Ukrainian units to likely launch counter-offensive operations.
05:17to the end of the campaign,
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