Russian troops are actively transporting weapons and military equipment via a recently constructed railway connecting Rostov-on-Don, Mariupol, and Volnovakha.
This was reported by Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces.
“They’re transferring personnel and military equipment both from Donetsk region and from Russia itself, and they’re also moving through Crimea, where their ‘Dnepr’ military group is stationed. Their training centers for assault units are mostly located in temporarily occupied Crimea. A certain amount of equipment and weapons also come from there. Additionally, they are actively using the logistical route—the railway—they’ve recently built,” Voloshyn said.
When asked whether the Defense Forces are targeting these logistical routes, Voloshyn confirmed that strikes are ongoing, but Russia quickly restores them.
“We target the logistical routes, but the Russians repair them. Because they clearly understand that their success fully depends on logistics,” the spokesperson noted.
In February this year the Russian Federation launched a full-scale railway route connecting Rostov-on-Don – Mariupol – Volnovakha – Donetsk. The Russian forces built the railway to shorten the path for delivering military equipment to the front. The line runs from Rostov-on-Don to Mariupol and Volnovakha, with future plans to extend it to Crimea.
