How Putin pays the price of war: Losing 170 men for every square kilometre of territory

0 June 15, 2026 10:36

Ukraine is shifting the battlefield with a high-impact, asymmetric strategy.

In this exclusive interview, Solomiya Khoma, Head of International Cooperation at the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center (USCC), breaks down how recent drone strikes on key hubs – including the Russian-occupied commercial port of Mariupol – are systematically dismantling the Kremlin’s military supply lines.

Discover the four levels of Ukraine’s tactical planning, why the land bridge to Crimea is the ultimate target, and how a strategy of attrition is forcing Russia to relocate critical assets.

From sea drone operations to deep strikes targeting oil infrastructure inside Russian territory, we examine how these coordinated efforts are grinding down the Russian military machine.

Video Chapters
0:00 Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Mariupol Port
0:20 The Role of Ukrainian Intelligence (SBU & GUR)
0:54 Why the Land Logistics Hub is Critical to Crimea
1:21 Tactical Overview: Sea Drone Campaigns
1:47 Guerrilla Warfare: Coordinating with Resistance Movements
2:33 Mariupol: The Southern Supply Hub
3:50 Striking the Weakest Links: Force Relocation
5:14 The Rising Cost of Occupation: Attrition Metrics
6:21 Inside General Syrskyi’s War of Exhaustion
7:16 Long-Range Strategy: Weakening Russia’s Military Economy

8:31 Operation Spiderweb and Future Outlook

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