The war in Ukraine is on its way to reaching four and a half years of duration. During this period, has specialized in the manufacture of drones low cost (but with high levels of effectiveness) on a large scale.
As Ukrainian officials have recently reported, the country chaired by is managing to manufacture such a large number of drones that it has ability to launch more than 5,000 medium and long-range attacks against Russia each month.
In fact, last week, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, assured that Ukrainian forces carried out in the month of May twice as many attacks at a minimum distance of 48 kilometers from the front than in April.
This large number of offensives far from the front respond to Ukraine’s new strategy: execute a ‘logistical blockade’ that stifles Russian capabilities to be able to attack the country. In May, Mykhailo Fedorov announced a plan of more than 113 million dollars (about 98 million euros, at the current exchange rate) to develop weapons within the framework of the aforementioned campaign to block Russian logistical operations.
In that sense, in They point out that kyiv is focusing on launch offensives against crucial roads and railwayslocated in some cases more than 160 kilometers from the front, that supply troops and war material to Russia. This strategic decision by Ukraine has meant a change in the war to which Moscow has not yet been able to adapt.
Specifically, from the aforementioned media they explain that “Ukraine is wreaking havoc on unarmored trucks and trains in the rear of the battlefield, using drones with improved motors and batteries, integrated Starlink communication systems and new artificial intelligence capabilities. “The increase in attacks is causing fuel shortages, making troop rotation difficult and reducing Russian military activity on the front.”
