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‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics

Published 11 June 2026 · world

Remote aircraft targeting supply traffic on route connecting occupied regions to Russia Russian forces call it the “Novorossiya” route, the crucial main supply line that

Remote aircraft targeting supply traffic on route connecting occupied regions to Russia Russian forces call it the “Novorossiya” route, the crucial main supply line that snakes through the Ukrainian territories under Moscow’s occupation, linking Rostov-on-Don in Russia to Melitopol, Mariupol and Crimea via the Sea of Azov coastline. In recent months, however, Ukrainian forces have given the R-280 a new name – “the highway of death” – in reference to the Ukrainian drones that dominate the airspace above the road, hunting down convoys of Russian military traffic. Continue reading...

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‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics

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Published: June 11, 2026 • 9:30 AM IST · Updated: June 11, 2026 • 9:54 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics

Key points

  • Remote aircraft targeting supply traffic on route connecting occupied regions to Russia Russian forces call it the “Novorossiya” route, the crucial main supply line that snakes through the Ukrainian territories under Moscow’s occupation, linking Rostov-on-Don in Russia to Melitopol, Mariupol and Crimea via the Sea of Azov coastline.
  • In recent months, however, Ukrainian forces have given the R-280 a new name – “the highway of death” – in reference to the Ukrainian drones that dominate the airspace above the road, hunting down convoys of Russian military traffic.

Published June 11, 2026.


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