Supply lines are bleeding. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made it clear on Monday that his forces can now reach out and touch Russian logistics anywhere inside occupied territory, turning once-safe rear areas into shooting galleries. Moscow is feeling it. Fuel is already running dry in Crimea and other occupied zones.
According to Zelenskiy’s nightly address, the reach of Kyiv’s weaponry now extends through the entire depth of the temporarily occupied lands. In the south and east, the roads are death traps. For the occupying forces, safety is a memory.
Kyiv has spent months refining its deep-strike capability. By systematically targeting oil infrastructure hundreds of miles deep into Russian territory, Kyiv has effectively transformed the war of attrition into a logistical nightmare for the Kremlin’s forward-deployed units. Between January and May alone, Ukrainian drones put the torch to 15 Russian oil refineries. That hurts.
War is friction. Zelenskiy wants to make sure the occupiers feel every bit of it, promising there will be no quiet nights on stolen land. The strategy is working. On Monday, drivers in annexed Crimea found themselves staring at empty pumps and rationing cards. Drone strikes on southeastern supply routes have choked off the gasoline flow. Welcome to the front.
