Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have recently begun actively attacking the Ukrainian military's logistics supply lines in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban agglomeration, continuously weakening the supplies to these cities. According to the Ukrainian military, Russian FPV drones are now able to conduct attacks up to 40-50 kilometers from the front line. Therefore, Russian FPV drones have started to monitor and attack another route used by the Ukrainian military for supplying supplies to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk area, which is the road from Izyum to Bakhmut and then to Kramatorsk. The Ukrainian military has recently been using this route to transport supplies and ammunition, making it an important logistics supply line.
Previously, this route was relatively safe because the range of Russian FPV attacks did not cover it. However, recently, this route has become unsafe, as Russian FPV drones have destroyed multiple Ukrainian supply vehicles on the road from Izyum to Bakhmut. This means that Russian FPVs can now strike targets up to 40-50 kilometers away from the contact line. The Ukrainian military believes that the Russians are using special mother drones for deployment, meaning a large drone carries several FPVs to areas far from the front line and can remain on standby for a long time. Once accurate intelligence is received, the mother drone will release the FPVs it carries to strike the target. This is actually an innovation in the Russian military's drone tactics, which has shown excellent performance in real combat and has far-reaching implications.
The Russian military's strategy since last year has been to continuously advance toward key Ukrainian strategic towns, cut off supply lines, implement encirclement, and follow a "eat one, sandwich one, watch one" rolling approach. Now, the attack on the logistics supply lines of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban agglomeration indicates that the Russian military has begun to block and besiege the most critical hub areas of the Ukrainian forces in Donetsk.
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