Ukraine pounds Russian logistics and military infrastructure over past week
Photo: Ukraine's Security Service struck Russian logistics and military infrastructure over the past week (Getty Images)
Over the past week, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) carried out a series of strikes on Russian logistics and military infrastructure as part of its 40-day campaign aimed at increasing pressure on Russia.
As part of the coordinated campaign, the SBU targeted military logistics facilities, ammunition and fuel depots, as well as infrastructure used by Russian unmanned systems units.
According to the agency, SBU operators destroyed:
- a command post of a Russian strike drone unit in the Mykolaiv region;
- fuel storage facilities in occupied Crimea;
- a key communications hub near Huliaipole used to support Russian offensive operations.
The SBU also struck Russian ammunition depots in several settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region.
In addition, warehouses containing military equipment, supplies, and logistical assets in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions came under attack.
According to the SBU, the strikes significantly disrupted the supply of ammunition and fuel to Russian frontline units, weakening elements of the enemy's logistics network.
The agency also said Russian drone units and rear support personnel sustained casualties.
40-day campaign targeting Russia
On June 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the SBU had launched a 40-day campaign to increase pressure on Russia and encourage it to end the war.
All SBU strikes carried out since then have been part of that broader operation.
Among them was a drone strike on the Saky military air base in occupied Crimea on the night of July 1, which hit hangars housing Russian fighter aircraft.
The SBU confirmed five drone strikes on aircraft shelters. According to preliminary information, Su-30 and Su-30SM fighter jets were inside two of the hangars at the time of the attack.
On July 3, SBU drones struck the Saky air base for the second time in a week and also targeted hangars at the Hvardiiske air base in occupied Crimea. Preliminary reports indicate that at least seven Russian aircraft were destroyed or damaged.
