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Ukraine is launching a new military initiative called “Logistics Lockdown” aimed at systematically disrupting Russian supply chains and expanding middle-strike operations deep behind enemy lines, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced.
According to Fedorov, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are scaling up strikes targeting Russian logistics hubs, warehouses, military equipment, command posts, and supply routes at operational depth, UATV English reports.
“Our task is to further increase pressure on the Russians in the rear and deprive them of the ability to conduct active assault operations,” Fedorov said.
He noted that Ukraine has gradually begun regaining the initiative on the battlefield, while the cost of Russian advances continues to rise. According to Ukrainian data, Russian forces lost 67 soldiers per square kilometer of captured territory in October, compared to 179 in April.
Fedorov stated that Russia is currently suffering record losses of more than 35,000 killed or seriously wounded troops every month.
He also said Ukraine has quadrupled the destruction of Russian logistics and operational infrastructure in recent months, adding that battlefield data increasingly shows a direct correlation between attacks on logistics and a decline in Russian assault activity along the front line.
One of the key factors behind this shift, according to the minister, has been Ukraine’s expansion of “middle strike” capabilities — medium-range strike systems designed to hit targets at operational depth.
Fedorov linked these efforts to what he described as Ukraine’s growing technological advantage on the battlefield, including the shutdown of Starlink access for Russian forces.
As part of the first stage of the program, the Defense Ministry and General Staff allocated an additional 5 billion hryvnias directly to frontline units for the purchase of advanced middle-strike systems.
The funding will be distributed to the most effective brigades and specialized units through Ukraine’s “ePoints” performance-based system, with procurement already underway.
At the same time, Ukraine is launching centralized tenders for large-scale procurement of middle-strike systems in an effort to accelerate production, increase competition among manufacturers, reduce corruption risks, and improve transparency in defense spending.
Fedorov said the effects of the expanded program should become visible on the battlefield this summer.
“The enemy will no longer feel safe even far from the front line,” he stated.
