The Supplies For Russia's Southern Armies Run Through Dzhankoy. The Ukrainians Know It.
Dzhankoy, a rail and road hub in northern Crimea, 50 miles south of the Ukrainian mainland, was a critical node in Russia’s supply network before September, when Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive that ultimately liberated much of Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
Now, as Russian field armies reposition on the left bank of the Dnipro River, just south of the newly-liberated port city of Kherson, Dzhankoy is even more important to the Russian war effort. The Kremlin is reorganizing its supply network for the southern front. Dzhankoy is at the center of the new network.
Ukrainian planners know this. So it should come as no surprise that Dzhankoy now is a top target of Ukraine’s long counterlogistics campaign.
With a prewar population of just 39,000, Dzhankoy isn’t a big town. But it lies astride the main rail line running from southern Russia, across the bridge over the Kerch Strait and into northern Crimea and southern Kherson Oblast on the Dnipro’s left bank. The E105 and E97 roads also intersect in Dzhankoy.
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