By repeatedly striking the highways that carry fuel, ammunition and reinforcements, Ukrainian commanders say they have stalled Russian advances and enabled Ukrainian counterattacks and strikes into illegally annexed Crimea to isolate the peninsula from the mainland. (AP video Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Dmytro Zhyhinas)
A Ukrainian serviceman of K-2 brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces carries a midrange drone on takeoff position before flying towards Russian positions at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian servicemen of K-2 brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces prepare a midrange drone at takeoff position before flying towards Russian positions at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian serviceman of K-2 brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces operates a midrange drone during a flight towards Russian positions at the frontline, at a command center in undisclosed location, Ukraine, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A serviceman with Ukraine’s K-2 brigade prepares a midrange drone before flying it toward Russian positions on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
