Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russia's border policies may result in the creation of a "shooting gallery" for Ukrainian drone operators, warns a prominent Russian warblogger. Queues at the still-enforced border between Russia and Ukraine are now an obvious target for attacks. ⬇️

https://x.com/LXSummer1/status/1681274989264138243

2/ Even though Russia has formally annexed four regions of Ukraine, the border with Russia is still strictly enforced. This is done to prevent the smuggling of weapons and contraband, and to prevent military deserters from escaping back home to Russia.

3/ One of the principal checkpoints is at Veselo-Voznesenka in the Donetsk region, where queues often form. A recent Ukrainian video showed a drone flying near the checkpoint, 150 km from the front line.

https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/2058821434084868334

4/ However, as 'Military Informant' points out:

"The problem isn't so much what the enemy showed in the drone's flight video, but rather what they didn't show. The Hornet's lens shows an old, inactive checkpoint."

5/ "The functioning multi-lane checkpoint is located slightly to the left and was edited out by the enemy from the published video.

6/ "While heavy-duty trucks entering the [Donetsk People's Republic] aren't subject to any special checks, long queues of cars and trucks typically form at the exit to the Rostov Oblast.

7/ "The problem is still in its infancy, but if the enemy gains the ability to regularly and frequently fly to the Veselo-Voznesenka checkpoint, the congestion there will become a veritable shooting gallery for Ukrainian drone operators,…

8/ …who will be able to target any civilian trucks and fuel tankers waiting for or undergoing inspection. The only exceptions to the queue are military vehicles.

This is essentially a convenient bottleneck for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

9/ "There's no need to scour the highways every time, looking for a target—you can fly directly to a specific point where there will always be military or civilian transport entering or leaving the republic." /end

Source:
t.me/milinfolive/17…