Russian Expert: Attacks on Ukrainian Ports Targeting Logistics Lines

The intense bombardments carried out by Russia on Ukrainian ports are aimed at cutting off Kiev's logistical support from the West and strengthening its superiority in ground operations. Former Russian Navy Captain Vasiliy Dandikin stated that the ongoing bombardments of Ukrainian ports are primarily aimed at stopping the supply of ammunition, equipment, and fuel to Ukrainian forces in the Donbass region. Dandikin noted that the unmanned underwater vehicles reportedly destroyed in the ports could be of British and German origin. The Russian expert assessed that 'these bombardments will accelerate Russia's liberation of its territories and the creation of a security buffer zone.' In addition to military targets, the targeting of port infrastructure is intended to cut off Ukraine's foreign exchange earnings from items such as grain, Dandikin explained. 'When we cut off their sea supply channels, it means they will face defeat on the ground. The disabling of ports directly affects Ukraine's combat capability' he added. The Russian Armed Forces had carried out a bombardment on Ukraine's Chornomorsk Port overnight. According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, 'The Russian Armed Forces continued to carry out group bombardments with long-range precision-guided air weapons and drones overnight. As a result, the port infrastructure, fuel and oil tanks, filling stations, and fuel pump stations, as well as ammunition and missile depots and a container transportation control point were hit at the Chornomorsk Port ('Chornomorsk Sea Trade Port' state enterprise).'