Military forces of the Third Army Corps, as part of the offensive operation "Vivaldi," disabled a pipeline through which Russia supplied diesel fuel from the Voronezh region to temporarily occupied Luhansk. This was reported by an intelligence officer from the corps headquarters on Radio NV.
According to him, the pipeline provided approximately 50% of the daily diesel fuel needs of Russian military forces.
Command set the task to first shut down the pipeline's operations, and as a maximum result – to force the Russians to abandon it completely.
"We struck both the initial fuel reception point for further pumping and the final reception point for pumping to fuel trucks," the intelligence officer said.
The strikes forced the Russians to shut down the pipeline's operations. Currently, the occupiers are not using it. Now Russian fuel trucks are forced to cover a 400-kilometer route directly to the Russian Federation for fuel.
During the first phase of "Vivaldi," approximately 10,000 Russian drones were destroyed. As of September 21, the operation is ongoing.
Ukrainian intelligence observed cases where Russian units could not refuel generators for charging batteries. Due to fuel shortages, Russian electronic warfare complexes were also forced to operate in limited mode.
Background
- On September 15, Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi announced the start of the operation.
- As part of it, the Third Army Corps established full control over five settlements.
- The operation is being conducted so that the Defense Forces can reach advantageous defensive positions.
A 400-kilometer logistical supply line instead of a direct pipeline means more time for delivery, more equipment at risk of strikes, and less fuel where it is needed daily. The question is whether the Russians have enough alternative supply routes to compensate for the loss of this corridor before the onset of cold weather.
