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Ukraine tests its first ballistic missile, Zelensky says (kyivindependent.com)

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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

If they get these things going and they have a good range then Russia will have even more supply problems. I know the public reason is to attack the airfields with the bombers but the real gain is in pushing Russian logistics even further back.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sure, but it's not as if they are short on legitimate targets to select from. And Russia needs to protect them all. Oil infra, steel production, weapons manufacturing, rail control nodes, and probably a long list of critical supply companies to these sectors. If you can choke off supplies before they become supplies.. you are playing a longer game, but a more costly and devastating one at that.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

The thing about hitting the factories is you need to be able to hit most or all of the factories for a specific item. And Russia moved a lot of industry out of the Western area in world war 2. I don't know how much is still out that way but it's probably enough to limp along. And annihilating supplies in the supply dump forces a greater strain on the whole system simply because they need more trucks. By blowing up trucks and supply depots you can freeze entire divisions in place.