Ukraine claims drone attacks cut Russian supply transit by 71%

Ukrainian drone attacks have significantly disrupted Russian military logistics in occupied southern Ukraine, according to Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine's drone forces. Brovdi stated that medium-range drone strikes have reduced the transit of Russian military supplies by 71% over the past two weeks on a crucial highway linking Crimea with Donetsk and other occupied Ukrainian regions.

Brovdi, also known by his Hungarian nickname "Magyar," reported that the daily number of military cargo vehicles on this route has fallen from 3,800 to 1,100. He cited an order from a Russian commander in the area prohibiting military supply trucks from using the highway, which connects Simferopol in Crimea with Melitopol, Berdiansk, and Mariupol, due to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks.

These cities are all currently occupied by Russia. Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea, was annexed by Russia in 2014. Brovdi also indicated that Russian forces are now using alternative routes to transport supplies from Crimea to their troops.

The announcement comes after Ukraine again targeted the Chongar bridge, which connects Crimea to the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Kherson region, with drones on Tuesday. The bridge was subsequently closed to traffic. Ukraine has intensified its medium-range drone attacks, specifically targeting Russian logistics in the occupied southern territories with the aim of strangling supplies to occupation troops.

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the transit of military supplies by 71% in the last two weeks