Ukraine said earlier this month that 20 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles were fired as part of a string of attacks carried out across the war-torn country.
Recent explosions caused during a drone strike in the north side of Crimea has destroyed a supply route that Russian troops use to transport Kalibr missiles, according to the Ukrainian military.
Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for Ukraine's defense forces in the south, said on Friday that Russia's ability to transfer ammunition, Kalibr missiles, and equipment, is now limited due to the explosions in the city of Dzhankoy, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The city is located north of Crimea, which has been illegally annexed by Moscow since 2014.
"They [Russians] continue to try [to restore the railroad connection], the work is still ongoing, and the full-fledged railroad connection, which would allow them to transfer heavy equipment, has not yet been restored," said Humeniuk. One of Russia's biggest airfields in Crimea is located in Dzhankoy, which serves as a crucial base to Russian President's military. It is a"key road and rail junction that plays an important role in supplying Russia's operations in southern Ukraine," the British defense ministry said of the town last August.
An unexploded rocket of Russian occupying troops sticks out of the road in Ukraine. Recent explosions caused during a drone strike in the north side of Crimea has destroyed a supply route that Russian troops use to transport Kalibr missiles, according to the Ukrainian military.
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