The National Guard promised to increase strikes to cut off logistics in Crimea

The Ukrainian Defense Forces are actively working to cut off the Russian invaders’ supply routes, particularly in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Major General Oleksandr Pivnenko, Commander of the Ukrainian National Guard, emphasized that the Ukrainian military intends to make it as difficult as possible for the enemy forces to resupply and to cut off their steady supply lines. 

According to the major general, operations in the Crimean sector are currently being carried out by the Unmanned Systems Forces under the command of Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, who are effectively carrying out their assigned tasks. 

At the same time, the National Guard is scaling up drone surveillance of the skies over Donetsk and Mariupol, increasing the number of pilots to destroy enemy logistics deep behind enemy lines. Pivnenko also noted that although Russia is attempting to disrupt Ukrainian logistics chains 20–30 kilometers inland, due to their inability to achieve significant success directly on the front lines, the occupying forces traditionally focus their strikes on civilian targets and energy infrastructure.

This was reported by “Interfax-Ukraine.”

On June 20, Ukrainian defense forces struck the Tyumen Oil Refinery (“Antipinsky”) in Russia, which is located more than 2,000 km from the Ukrainian border. 

Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian ferry “Panagia,” which, according to Russian sources, was used to transport military cargo from the Krasnodar Krai to the temporarily occupied Crimea.

On the night of Saturday, June 21, drones attacked the port in Kerch in the temporarily occupied Crimea and the “Kavkaz” port in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation, resulting in fires at the facilities.

In the Dnipro direction, particularly on the temporarily occupied left bank of the Kherson region, Russian troops are increasingly facing supply and logistics challenges. Ukrainian defense forces have intensified pressure on key supply routes, further complicating the movement and delivery of resources to the occupying forces.

A Ukrainian drone attack on targets in the Moscow region on Thursday served as yet another example that, according to CNN, confirms the effectiveness of Ukraine’s strategy of overwhelming Russian air defense systems through the massive use of drones.