Russian War Bloggers Say Ukraine Reached Crimea Supply Route 160-200 km Behind Front Line

Russian military bloggers and propagandists acknowledged that Ukrainian drones are now capable of striking targets 160-200 km behind the front line, including the main road connecting Russia to occupied Crimea through southern Ukraine. According to the reports, the attacks threaten one of Moscow’s key logistics corridors supplying Russian forces in occupied territories. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Illustrative photo. A Ukrainian serviceman of the “Achilles” Battalion from the 92nd Brigade of the Ukrainian Army runs tests flights with a Vampire hexacopter drone ahead of missions, in the eastern Donetsk region on April 30, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These drones are almost exclusively used at night to drop munitions on Russian targets or supplies and medical necessities to Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian military bloggers and propagandists said on Monday, May 11, that Ukrainian drones are now capable of striking targets up to 160-200 km (100-124 miles) behind the front line, including a key Russian logistics corridor linking occupied Crimea with southern Ukraine. According to Russian Telegram channels cited by ASTRA , the attacks are targeting the highway running from Taganrog to Dzhankoi through occupied Mariupol, Berdiansk, Melitopol and Henichesk – a route often referred to as Russia’s “land corridor” to Crimea. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Russian pro-war blogger Alexei Zhivov described the attacks as “an extremely alarming signal” for both military and civilian logistics. “The enemy has begun reaching the key logistics artery,” Zhivov wrote, claiming Ukraine was using long-range drones with Starlink systems capable of striking targets up to 200 km away. Another Russian military blogger, Vladimir Romanov, said Ukrainian drones were targeting the Mariupol-Berdiansk section of the route at distances up to 160 km from the front line. “Now it is no longer a rear-area road,” Romanov said in a video showing a burned fuel tanker near the highway. The reports come after Ukraine’s Azov Brigade earlier published footage showing drone strikes on Russian military vehicles near occupied Mariupol. Azov claimed Ukrainian drone units are now capable of patrolling roads and striking targets at depths of up to 160 km behind the line of contact. Other Topics of Interest Armenia’s Pashinyan Skips Russia-Led Summit After Putin Urges EU-or-EAEU Choice Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will miss the upcoming Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in late May, days after Moscow told Armenia to choose between the EU and the Moscow-led bloc amid disputes between Moscow and Yerevan. Kyiv has not officially commented on the latest Russian claims. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.