Overview

• On June 23, Ukrainian military intelligence deployed drones to obliterate 20 tank cars of a Russian fuel train in Zaporizhzhia.
• The strike hit the railway between Lewadne and Molotschansk, linking the logistics hubs of Tokmak and Melitopol roughly 35 kilometers from the frontline.
• Kyiv has intensified strikes on rail lines to cut fuel and ammunition flows, aiming to erode Moscow’s combat effectiveness.
• Russia relies heavily on its southern rail network and armored trains to deliver essential supplies to its forces in occupied Ukrainian territories.
• A comparable HUR drone operation in May disrupted a Russian supply train in the same region, underscoring Ukraine’s growing use of unmanned strikes.