Ukraine Is Counterattacking In The Air, Too—Big Boom Drones Blast Russian Fuel & Air Support
Fire Point FP-2s wreak havoc on the Russian side of the shifting gray zone
In the first week after Russia’s communications meltdown starting in early February, Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine may have cleared Russian troops from nearly 100 square miles of the disputed gray zone between Russian and Ukrainian lines.
Right-wing billionaire Elon Musk’s surprise decision to finally brick Russia’s smuggled and stolen Starlink satellite communications terminals was a major factor in the Russian disarray. But the Kremlin didn’t do itself any favors. It deepened the chaos by blocking military access to popular social media including the Telegram app, which many Russian troops use to swap information along the front line.
Sensing opportunity, Ukrainian ground forces went on the attack, especially in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and neighboring Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where Russian gains were most dramatic last year.
The ground troops have had help. Ukrainian special operations forces drone teams have extended their deep strikes along the sector around the town of Huliaipole, a critical logistical center that the Russians captured back in December. The Starlink shutdown has grounded many Russian drones, but Ukrainian drones are unaffected—and they’re striking hard.
