"Blinding" to "saturate". How Ukraine turned Russia's size into a headache for Putin
CNN Portugal27 August 2026 at 06:00
The Ukrainian strategy of attacking Russian refineries and fuel depots with drones is exploiting a fundamental strategic vulnerability: the vastness of Russian territory. Moscow is forced to disperse its air defense systems across millions of square kilometers to protect critical infrastructure, creating gaps that Ukrainian drones can exploit. This tactic of "blinding" Russian defenses to then "saturate" military and economic targets is causing significant damage to Russia's refining capacity and presenting a strategic dilemma for the Kremlin, which finds itself torn between protecting oil facilities or prioritizing the defense of urban centers and military installations.
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