Ukraine Cuts Crimea Off as Russia Struggles to Kee…
Ukraine Cuts Crimea Off as Russia Struggles to Kee…
SEVASTOPOL — For more than a decade, the Crimean Peninsula was brandished by President Vladimir V. Putin as the crown jewel of his revanchist empire. Annexed in 2014, the sun-drenched territory in the Black Sea was transformed into a heavily fortified bastion, a bustling tourist haven, and the primary staging ground for Russia’s military operations in southern Ukraine.
Today, that jewel is losing its luster.
A coordinated and increasingly lethal Ukrainian campaign has effectively severed Crimea from the Russian mainland, plunging the peninsula into a severe logistical crisis. By systematically targeting Moscow’s supply arteries—specifically its merchant shipping, fuel infrastructure, and electrical grid—Kyiv has established a modern, asymmetric siege. Without launching a massive amphibious invasion or firing a single shot at the physical Kerch Strait Bridge, Ukraine has managed to slowly choke the life out of Russia’s most prized geopolitical trophy.
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