Ukraine crushes Russia's military operation in Zaporizhzhia with airstrikes before it begins

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According to the report, Russian operational objectives are clear and well-defined: capturing the settlements of Orikhiv and Huliaipole. Securing Orikhiv would push the frontline close enough to Zaporizhia city to threaten it with artillery and long-range FPV drones with fiber-optic guidance. This could expose the major urban center of 700,000 residents to constant Russian bombardment, thus severely disrupting Ukrainian logistics and civilian life. Capturing Huliaipole, on the other hand, would provide Russia with a stable operational base, facilitating a northern push toward the Dnipro Region and creating another axis of pressure. Nevertheless, despite these tactical ambitions, any larger Russian aspiration of taking Zaporizhzhia city remains extremely unrealistic. Capturing such a densely populated and large city successfully would require hundreds of thousands of troops, as they would face multiple entrenched Ukrainian defense lines. Aware of Russia’s intent, Ukraine is proactively launching comprehensive air operations aimed at dismantling Russian preparations. Ukrainian forces systematically target critical Russian command posts, ammunition storages, drone control centers, and troop concentrations, seeking to cripple logistical and operational capabilities ahead of a potential offensive.

The report said that these efforts are Ukraine’s strategic targeting of Russian railway logistics, the backbone of Russia’s military operations. Near Tokmak, Ukrainian FPV drones disrupted Russian rail logistics in two significant incidents. Secondly, Ukrainian airstrikes intensively target Russian command infrastructure. Finally, Ukraine systematically targets enemy ammunition and fuel depots. Near Novozlatopil village, a significant strike involving two bombs destroyed an entire hangar filled with Russian ammunition, fuel supplies, and even drone operators, indicating the depot likely sustained Russian drone operations. Similarly, near Shyroke village, another HAMMER-guided munition annihilated a critical ammunition depot, reportedly eliminating several Russian personnel in the explosion. Ukrainian air power is especially active here because conditions are relatively favorable, as Zaporizhzhia is far from Russia’s mainland airspace.


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