Air Defense Suppression Enemy activation in the Black Sea — part 2 In the context of strikes, it’s important to note the methodical nature of Ukrainian attacks. In preparation for intensified strikes on Krasnodar Krai, the #AFU took care to creat...
...e favorable (if one can call them that) conditions for their attacks. Since the start of 2026, the Ukrainian side has again intensified targeted attacks on air defense positions, with particular emphasis on western #Crimea, the northeast, and the coastal zone of #Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions adjacent to the Sea of #Azov. Why? If you look at the map of AFU strikes, which they promptly published from January 1 to today, several clear gaps in Black Sea defense emerge. Essentially corridors ...
...that can be used. These very routes were de facto used by Ukrainian formations in the latest strikes on our territories. Through Chornomorske to central Crimea, through Krasnoperekopsk to eastern Crimea, and through Kherson/Zaporizhia Regions to eastern Crimea and Krasnodar Krai. Certainly, some of the published footage represents enemy speculation, and damage either did not occur or was minimal. However, their tactics are easily readable, and the goal is quite simple: they need to weaken ...
