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 Crimea 1:21 Ukraine’s Drone War by the Numbers 1:57 Operation Auchan and Deep-Rear Strikes 5:49 Crimea’s Blackouts and Civilian Crisis 7:31 A Week of Strikes Across Crimea 8:11 Fuel Tankers and Maritime Logistics 10:27 SBU Strikes Airbases, Depots, and Drone Units 11:07 Crimea’s Energy Grid Takes Another Blow 12:14 What Happens Next for Crimea 12:49 Was This Deep Dive Helpful? #Ukraine #Crimea #RussiaUkraineWar #Drones #KerchBridge #UkraineWar #MilitaryAnalysis #ProfessorGerdes Facts 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 Gerdes Jake 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/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://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/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://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 the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR