Russia tightens the screws on Kyiv: 96 hours of logistics strikes

Russia tightens the screws on Kyiv: 96 hours of strikes on Ukrainian logistics

While the strategic debate focuses on long-range missiles and air defense systems, Russia has found a cheaper way to paralyze Ukraine: the systematic destruction of its logistics infrastructure with Geran-4 drones. The campaign, now totaling 96 hours of relentless attacks on Kyiv and other regions, has sparked fires at grain warehouses, transport hubs and fuel depots. This is no spectacular operation: it is a slow strangulation.

In the latest episode, a drone hit a parking lot for grain trucks in Safyany (Odesa), while in Pavlograd (Dnipropetrovsk) a large warehouse burned out of control. The Kyiv region has seen two attacks on logistics centers —in Stoyanka and Pogreby— in less than 24 hours. Ammunition, fuel and lubricants have become priority targets, and the collateral damage to the civilian economy is plain to see.

The price of refusing to negotiate

The course of events has peine the uncomfortable question: was it worth not sitting down to negotiate in 2022? Some recall Boris Johnson's promise to support Ukraine "with everything", which later proved to be an empty commitment. Others argue that any early surrender would have cost even more. But with depots in flames and grain shipments disrupted, the question is no longer who was right, but whether a plan B still exists.

The paradox of this war is that every day of resistance is paid for in infrastructure, and every attack brings logistical collapse one step closer. How long can an economy hold up with its warehouses on fire? The answer is not in the official statements, but in the images coming from the bombed regions.