Ukraine Claims Crimea–Donbas Land Corridor Effectively Cut As Logistics Routes Come Under Fire

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) says it is systematically disrupting Russian logistics in occupied southern Ukraine, claiming the land corridor linking Crimea to the Donbas is now effectively under fire control.

On Friday, the agency said that operators of its unmanned systems units are blocking the so-called “Crimea–Donetsk” route and striking Russian equipment deep in the rear, targeting supply lines across occupied territory.

“Sections of the highway between the temporarily occupied Berdyansk, Melitopol, and Dzhankoi are under fire control of Ukrainian military intelligence operators,” HUR said, releasing footage showing burning fuel tankers, trucks, and heavy transport vehicles.

The agency added that the loitering munitions and Shark-M reconnaissance drones used in the operations were supplied through a charitable project supported by the Serhiy Prytula Foundation.

Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said the route – stretching from Chonhar through the occupied Melitopol and Berdyansk to Mariupol – has effectively stopped functioning as a Russian logistics artery.

“The Russians built their so-called land corridor for military logistics. But now every military vehicle on this route is a legitimate target for Ukraine’s Defence Forces,” Fedorov said on Friday.

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He added that Russian forces can no longer reliably move troops and supplies along the corridor, while the occupied area along the Azov Sea coastline is also facing worsening infrastructure collapse.

“Due to a shortage of specialists who have left the occupied region, the Russians are unable to restore a stable electricity and water supply. Berdyansk, Melitopol, Enerhodar, Tokmak, Molchansk – cities where people live with constant power and water outages,” he added.