Ukraine's drone operations are shifting from tactical battlefield support to a strategic campaign aimed at severing ground links between Russian‑occupied Crimea and the rest of Russia, according to an exclusive report published Thursday.
From deep inside a fortified underground bunker not far from the front lines, Robert Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, outlined a plan to Reuters to "isolate Crimea in the near future" by cutting off critical supply routes used by Russian forces and logistics networks that keep the annexed peninsula connected to Moscow's war machine.