Crimea strikes could rise sevenfold if Western funds came faster, Ukraine drone commander tells AP
- Ukraine's drone commander says recent strikes are the first phase of a campaign to make annexed Crimea unusable as a Russian military staging ground, hitting bridges, fuel depots and power infrastructure.
- His underground drone command post blends high-tech battlefield screens with comforts — Ukrainian art on the walls, coffee, books and sleeping pods — more like a Silicon Valley office than a war room.
- He says his forces are operating at only about 14% of required equipment and are also targeting Russian supply networks and even the Wildberries retail platform to make the war felt by ordinary Russians.