Ukraine could soon isolate the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula by taking full control of the key Novorossiya highway, according to Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.
Brovdi made the remarks in an interview with Reuters, Ukrinform reports.
According to Brovdi, drone operations over the past month have reduced traffic on the Novorossiya highway – a crucial supply route used by Russian forces to move logistics through occupied southern Ukraine into Crimea – by more than two-thirds. He added that Ukraine expects to establish full control over the road within the next month.
“We will isolate Crimea in the near future,” Brovdi said.
He described strikes on Russian vehicles traveling along the exposed highway as “as easy as shooting partridges in an open field.” One of Ukraine’s strategic objectives, he noted, is to force Moscow to withdraw troops rather than continue advancing.
