For three months, the Russian military has been conducting a special campaign to target Ukraine's railway system, launching thousands of missiles and drones. It has already destroyed 12% of Ukraine's railway locomotives.
The key issue is that Ukraine cannot find a place to replace these railway locomotives. Western railway locomotives are different from Ukraine's Soviet-style tracks and cannot be used. Unless Ukraine purchases Soviet-era railway locomotives from countries such as the Baltic states, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian armies originated from the Soviet army, and all Soviet-style armies relied on railway lines for warfare. The Russia-Ukraine war clearly shows that almost every key battle revolves around railway hubs.
The Russian military cannot directly attack the rails because they are too narrow and thin to hit accurately. Moreover, if a few rails are blown up, Ukrainian workers can quickly repair them.
Attacking roads is also not effective. To turn roads into segments, a large number of aerial bombs, missiles, and bunker-busting bombs are needed. These large craters can also be easily repaired. Therefore, the best way to cut off the Ukrainian army's logistics system is to attack Ukraine's railway hubs and destroy its railway locomotives.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1842318397576204/
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