Telegram posts and satellite images reveal a cat‑and‑mouse war of sabotage and improvisation, with Ukrainian planners timing bridge hits to catch Russian engineers mid‑construction.
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Ukrainians recently destroyed two bridges near Mariupol.
The Russians are replacing them with pontoon bridges and embankments.
Russia has to import petrol from India, Kazakhstan and Belarus, which will cover only part of its consumption.
Kyiv experienced one of the heaviest attacks in many months.
Ukrainian drones and Western missiles methodically shred Russian supply lines from Crimea to Voronezh, forcing Moscow’s generals…
Russian commanders are scrambling to move troops and fuel along ever-riskier routes, while the peninsula’s residents face dry…
Ukrainian drones and missiles torch Russian oil depots and arms plants. Putin is scrambling to stop fuel queues snaking through…
As Russia burns through newly-built drones and missiles almost as fast as it can assemble them, Ukraine’s long-range strikes on…
As Ukraine’s “island strategy” for Crimea bites, Russian commanders are rerouting convoys, repainting trucks, and risking war…
Fresh Ukrainian attacks have damaged several bridges connecting the occupied Kherson region with Crimea, Kremlin-installed…
