US missiles a challenge for Russian operations

 The Mighty:

Army Tactical Missile System could finally break Russia's spine

Weeks ago, this author celebrated the liberation of Robotyne. Robotyne marked Ukrainian forces officially reaching the point where they could launch HIMARS strikes against the M14/E58 road that runs along the coast of the Sea of Azov. That meant Ukraine could, technically, sever the land bridge with fires.

Ukraine could choke Russian forces over the long winter of food, ammo, fuel, and, most importantly, winter clothing.
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For HIMARS to reach the M14 using only two-thirds of its range, Ukraine needed to move the line forward at least 15 miles after Robotyne. It has only made it about 7.5 miles. Ukraine should be proud of those 7.5 miles against some of the densest minefields in history. Especially since Russia sent in its airborne forces and increased airstrikes to stop them. But 7.5 wasn't enough to sever the supply lines.

ATACMS changed that. The long-range missile has an over 150-mile range. And now Ukraine seems poised to cut off supplies to Russia.
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See, also:

 How Ukraine is beating the Russian airforce with US missiles

And:

 Russia is buying engines from China's AliExpress to make 'quick and dirty' drones that are proving lethal, Ukraine says

Drones are changing the shape of battle in this war, but missiles are forcing Russia to move its operations further back out of the range of the ones supplied by the US. 

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