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Ukrainian Drone Swarms Slash Crimea Cargo, Spark Siege-Like Blockade

6/11/2026

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Ukrainian drone swarms have turned the R-280 corridor into a contested zone, causing fuel shortages in occupied Crimea and a 71% drop in cargo traffic over two weeks.
Operators used AI-guided Hornet and sling-launched Morrigan drones to strike convoys.
A Kremlin-appointed regional head warned that a mining system now detonates on movement, urged drivers to limit trips, and likened the blockade to the World War II siege of Leningrad.

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Ukrainian drone swarms have turned the R-280 corridor into a contested zone, causing fuel shortages in occupied Crimea and a 71% drop in cargo traffic over two weeks.
Operators used AI-guided Hornet and sling-launched Morrigan drones to strike convoys.
A Kremlin-appointed regional head warned that a mining system now detonates on movement, urged drivers to limit trips, and likened the blockade to the World War II siege of Leningrad.