Will Putin succeed in Ukraine? Our team answers your questions

In this war, when drones are used extensively by both sides, any move on the front line will be likely spotted by the adversary.

So, neither Russia nor Ukraine usually send large convoys to get supplies to the front line – those deliveries are usually distributed among small groups. Often food, ammunition and other supplies are delivered in one vehicle and usually at night, since the threat of kamikaze drones is very high.

Of course, Russian supply bases in the deep rear that have fuel and ammunition depots are a major target for Ukrainian troops. However, firstly they need to gather intelligence to identify their location and secondly, Ukrainian forces must have the means to destroy them.

This is the reason why Kyiv wants to receive long-range weapons like ATACMS missiles. One of Ukraine’s aims is to disrupt supply routes used by Russian troops in occupied southern Ukraine – one of the most recent such attacks was on an oil depot in Luhansk earlier this month.

However, Ukrainian forces never report how they hit those facilities. It’s largely believed that they use drones or long-range missiles, such as Storm Shadows, that were donated by western partners, to target Russian storage facilities and supply bases.