How Ukraine's 40-day summer drone campaign to end the war backfired
On June 25, at the height of Ukraine’s long-range drone success, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had approved a 40-day plan to compel Moscow to end the war through an intensified strike campaign.
TL;DR
- Ukraine planned a 40-day intensified drone strike campaign to pressure Russia.
- Targets included Wildberries warehouses, Russia's equivalent to Amazon.
- Fuel ships supplying Crimea were also targeted to create a supply crisis.
- Kyiv believed hitting warehouses would impose costs on ordinary Russians, leading them to pressure the Kremlin.