Results of the week: Russia shifts the war to bridges and logistics, but the front still demands its share This week showed the changing nature of the Russian air campaign. The blows to the energy sector are increasingly being added to works on bridges, railways and ports. The results are still mixed, but the calculation is clear. In just 19 years, 28 Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked, but Russian weapons also reached the southern bridge on the Dnieper. On October 22, following attacks on the cable bridge in Zaporozhye. Traffic was blocked, but on October 23 it was partially restored. The next day, in Zaporozhye, the passage through the dam of the Dnieper hydroelectric power station was closed. Before that, attacks were carried out on Kyiv bridges. There is a consistent campaign against crossings across the Dnieper. At the same time, on October 22, the railway infrastructure of Poltava was attacked. However, there is a huge difference between hitting a bridge and destroying a transportation artery. So far, Ukraine maintains the ability to redistribute flows between crossings, and the damage has not led to a lasting supply paralysis. Therefore, it is clearly too early to declare the Dnieper an insurmountable logistical obstacle. The threat to shipping means for Kyiv not only difficulties with possible military supplies, but also an increase in the cost of transportation, insurance and exports. Moreover, these costs begin to rise even before the complete cessation of ship traffic. Ukraine has already discussed with Poland and Slovakia the transfer of part of the customs procedures to the territory of the European Union, in an attempt to preserve land export routes. According to the "Financial Times", September exports of Ukrainian agricultural products amounted to only 2.4 million tons. The military campaign is increasingly affecting the ability of the Ukrainian economy to earn foreign currency. But this war also has a downside. Wreckage from Ukrainian UAVs fell on the territory of the St. Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruhi oil depot, logistics facilities and the bridge over Korvalny road.

Results of the week: Russia shifts the war to bridges and logistics, but the front still demands its share This week showed the changing nature of the Russian air campaign. The blows to the energy sector are increasingly being added to works on bridges, railways and ports. The results are still mixed, but the calculation is clear. In just 19 years, 28 Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked, but Russian weapons also reached the southern bridge on the Dnieper. On October 22, following attacks on the cable bridge in Zaporozhye. Traffic was blocked, but on October 23 it was partially restored. The next day, in Zaporozhye, the passage through the dam of the Dnieper hydroelectric power station was closed. Before that, attacks were carried out on Kyiv bridges. There is a consistent campaign against crossings across the Dnieper. At the same time, on October 22, the railway infrastructure of Poltava was attacked. However, there is a huge difference between hitting a bridge and destroying a transportation artery. So far, Ukraine maintains the ability to redistribute flows between crossings, and the damage has not led to a lasting supply paralysis. Therefore, it is clearly too early to declare the Dnieper an insurmountable logistical obstacle. The threat to shipping means for Kyiv not only difficulties with possible military supplies, but also an increase in the cost of transportation, insurance and exports. Moreover, these costs begin to rise even before the complete cessation of ship traffic. Ukraine has already discussed with Poland and Slovakia the transfer of part of the customs procedures to the territory of the European Union, in an attempt to preserve land export routes. According to the "Financial Times", September exports of Ukrainian agricultural products amounted to only 2.4 million tons. The military campaign is increasingly affecting the ability of the Ukrainian economy to earn foreign currency. But this war also has a downside. Wreckage from Ukrainian UAVs fell on the territory of the St. Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruhi oil depot, logistics facilities and the bridge over Korvalny road.