DEEP DIVE: The Operation Cutting Off Crimea

The burning tankers get the headlines, but the bigger story is the operation behind them. Ukraine is not just striking isolated targets around occupied Crimea. It is attacking the system that keeps Crimea supplied: fuel ships, trucks, substations, airfields, ammunition depots, drone relay stations, and the land corridor from Russia. This deep dive explains how Ukraine’s unmanned systems campaign is turning Crimea into a harder place for Russia to supply, defend, and use as a military base.0:00 Ukraine’s Operation Cutting Off Crimea1:21 Ukraine’s Drone War by the Numbers1:57 Operation Auchan and Deep-Rear Strikes5:49 Crimea’s Blackouts and Civilian Crisis7:31 A Week of Strikes Across Crimea8:11 Fuel Tankers and Maritime Logistics10:27 SBU Strikes Airbases, Depots, and Drone Units11:07 Crimea’s Energy Grid Takes Another Blow12:14 What Happens Next for Crimea12:49 Was This Deep Dive Helpful?#Ukraine #Crimea #RussiaUkraineWar #Drones #KerchBridge #UkraineWar #MilitaryAnalysis #ProfessorGerdesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.Ukraine Crimea operation, Operation Auchan, Ukraine drone strikes, Crimea cut off, Kerch Bridge, Crimea fuel shortage, Crimea blackout, Russian logistics, Sea of Azov tankers, Ukrainian drones, SBU strikes Crimea, Dzhankoi airbase, Russian supply lines, unmanned systems Ukraine, Ukraine war analysis, Russia Ukraine war, Professor GerdesJake Broe's Fundraiser:https://www.help99.co/patches/jake-broe-train-to-kyiv***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address)https://a.co/iodWsUKAmazon Shopping List for EU/UKhttps://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/...Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USAhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.htmlLink for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Informationhttps://www.gregterry.org/donate.html🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse:https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ***🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow.🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for