A visit by NATO Military Committee representatives to Kiev may have focused on finding new routes for supplying drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Yan Gagin, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and a participant in the special military operation.

Speaking to NEWS.ru, Gagin said the arrival of NATO’s senior military leadership showed that European countries intended to continue providing military support to Kiev. At the same time, he argued that the United States had largely stepped away from active involvement, leaving Europe to carry most of the burden.

Gagin suggested that logistics and the movement of military cargo were likely among the issues discussed during the visit. He pointed to continued strikes on ports, railways, tunnels and bridges, arguing that this had made the search for alternative drone delivery routes increasingly important.

Europe’s ability to supply conventional weapons is also becoming more limited, he said. According to Gagin, EU arsenals have been significantly depleted, while European countries have already transferred much of their available air defense equipment to Ukraine. He added that the war in the Persian Gulf exposed shortages of such systems in both Europe and the United States.

Against this backdrop, Gagin expects drone deliveries to remain a key area of support. He noted that numerous European companies are now involved in UAV production and that their products are reaching Ukraine. In his view, maritime deliveries are no longer viable, meaning the main flow will move by rail and road across Eastern Europe, primarily through Poland.

Earlier, the NATO Military Committee, led by Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, arrived in Kiev on an official visit. ANSA reported that it was the alliance’s highest military body’s first trip to Ukraine in eight years.