Russian forces will soon run out of fuel and will be unable to transport troops into Ukraine after the devastating attack on the Kerch bridge between Crimea and Russia, analysts say.
“If we’re talking about the ability to maneuver — I think we’re talking about a few days of supply,” intelligence analyst Forbes McKenzie was quoted as saying.
They will soon be unable to move their troops, observers say, which will put them in dire straits if the Ukrainians continue to advance.
Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin is believed to have hoped his missile strike across Ukraine on Monday projected an image of strength.
But such a thing is being read in the West as quite the opposite – as the act of an increasingly desperate commander running out of options.
Putin warned that the missile attacks could be repeated if Ukraine carries out more “terrorist” attacks like the one on the Kerch Bridge. But military analysts in the West question his ability to do so.
Long-range precision-guided weapons are expensive to produce, and Russia has used up much of its supply.
Russia has also bolstered its arsenal with Iranian-supplied Shaheed drones. But they are also being spent.
Ukraine has been effective in finding the warehouses where they are stored and destroying them.
Both forms of ammunition are limited resources.