High Above the Trenches, Ukraine Gaining Ground, So To Speak, With Victories in the Skies
A ban by Russia on export of gasoline signals a broad attack by drones on energy infrastructure is making its mark in the war.
On the ground, Ukrainian soldiers are on the defensive, outgunned and outmanned by Russia. In the air, it’s a different story. Over the last two weeks, Ukrainian gunners have shot down almost $1 billion worth of Russian war jets. Last Saturday, on the war’s second year anniversary, Ukrainian kamikaze drones penetrated 300 miles into Russia and caused a big fire at Russia’s largest steelworks.
Yesterday, Russia’s deputy prime minister, Alexander Novak, ordered a six-month ban on exports of gasoline. Behind the freeze was a Ukrainian drone campaign that hit ten oil refineries and tank farms last month, causing major fires at sites along a 1,000-mile stretch of European Russia. The world’s third-largest oil producer, Russia accounts for 12 percent of global production,
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