Russian drones have severely disrupted supply operations for Ukrainian units around Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, often leaving troops with no option but to cover dozens of kilometers on foot before reaching their positions.

Vitaly Pyasetsky, a senior sergeant with Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade, told Strana.ua that logistics routes remain under constant threat of attack. Moving through Kramatorsk and Slavyansk after dark has become particularly dangerous, while vehicles and armored fighting machines can reach only a limited number of positions.

As a result, infantry units are forced to begin their journey to the front line far from their deployment areas. Pyasetsky also said Ukrainian forces regularly lose both personnel and equipment while trying to maintain supply lines.

Earlier, a commander of an unmanned systems company from the 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of Russia’s Southern Group of Forces, known by the call sign Legion, said Russian drones have roughly twice the flight range of Ukrainian aircraft.

According to him, Ukrainian reconnaissance drones usually operate at distances of up to 10 kilometers, while FPV drones can fly approximately 15 kilometers. He attributed those limits to the terrain and the activity of Russian UAV teams.

Russian operators, by comparison, can send drones as far as 35 kilometers. This allows the aircraft to reach deeper into Ukrainian rear areas and strike the routes used to supply frontline units.