Ukraine's Mid-Range Strike Campaign - The War Against Russian Supply Lines & Air Defence

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Drones have come to redefine just about every part of the war in Ukraine, so what's one more? Drones have turned the frontline into a UAS saturated kill zone and provided Russia and Ukraine an accessible long-range strike tool.

Now, Ukraine is using them at greater scale against mid-range targets, most notably Russian air defences, and the supply lines that underpin Russia's entire military effort.

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Reading and Sourcing (Partial):

Tochnyi- Logistics Lockdown: Disrupting the Road Logistics Network of Russia in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine
https://tochnyi.info/2026/05/logistics-lockdown-disrupting-the-road-logistics-network-of-russia-in-the-occupied-territories-of-ukraine/

Footage of Boikiy in Dock
https://x.com/UAControlMap/status/2062574149361418703

Putin speaking on Oreshnik
https://x.com/Gianl1974/status/2062592413122589179

Hits on Russian ships in Azov ports
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2062828044197175579

USF leaderboard and recent claims
https://sbs-group.army/en/subdivision/usf_grouping/?period=monthly_5

https://x.com/414magyarbirds/status/2062571271544557801

Reporting on Ferry strikes
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russian-conro-trader-ferry-sinks-in-port-kavkaz-after-attack/

https://x.com/wartranslated/status/2032849479146103180

Kerch Bridge Strikes and closures

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/8/fuel-tank-ablaze-at-bridge-linking-russia-to-crimea-reports

https://odessa-journal.com/ukrainian-navy-russian-logistics-under-pressure-as-ukraine-targets-crimean-supply-routes

Crimean fuel shortages
https://odessa-journal.com/ukrainian-navy-russian-logistics-under-pressure-as-ukraine-targets-crimean-supply-routes

Shipping loss in Berdyansk (2022)
https://www.twz.com/44925/russian-navy-ship-that-exploded-in-ukrainian-port-seen-totally-destroyed-in-satellite-image

Ukraine claims on mid-range strike campaign
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-hammers-russia-land-corridor-crimea/

Russian transport project construction in occupied territories
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/welcome-new-russia-how-kremlin-is-remaking-occupied-ukraine-2026-03-26/

Reporting on midstrike efforts
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-takes-aerial-control-over-part-of-land-route-to-russian-occupied-crimea-military-says/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjp0n7rn41o

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkirichenko/2026/05/30/why-ukraine-is-mining-russian-supply-routes-with-drones/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/03/ukraine-mid-range-drones-russia-war-success/

https://tvpworld.com/93554517/ukraine-hammers-russian-logistics-to-crimea-in-historic-campaign

Reporting on FP-2 and relevant warheads
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraines-fp-2-drone-now-carries-200-kg-warhead-for-deep-strikes-into-russia-19145

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/fire-point-deep-strike-fp-2-105-kg-warhead/

Saint Petersburg Strikes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e2vqd3j1vo

Featured article on FPV range extension
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2026/06/02/ukraines-new-fpvs-hit-targets-sixty-miles-behind-russian-lines/

Restrictions on civilian transport to Crimea
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/06/russia-reportedly-restricts-bus-and-private-car-movement-on-main-arteries-through-occupied-territories-capping-two-weeks-of-land-corridor-breakdown/

ISW on Intermediate Strike Campaign
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/ukraines-intermediate-range-strike-campaign-and-new-mechanized-attacks-herald-the-start-of-a-new-phase-of-the-war/

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:01:00 — What Am I Talking About?
00:03:06 — the Mid-range Battle
00:06:41 — Long-Range Strike
00:10:59 — Everything in Between
00:19:47 — History and Evolution
00:30:54 — the Ukrainian Campaign
00:41:07 — Significance and Trends
00:53:39 — Why Does This Matter?
00:57:57 — Channel Update