Russian strikes on Ukraine’s rail network could cut up to half of NATO weapons deliveries, hitting key routes from Poland and Romania, analysts warn, say.
A series of precision strikes by Russian forces on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure could deprive the Ukrainian military of a substantial share of weapons supplies from NATO countries, according to Oleg Ivannikov, an adviser to the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences and a reserve lieutenant colonel.
Earlier, a Ukrainian communications and drone specialist known by the call sign «Flash» acknowledged that Russian strikes have been hitting key railway hubs used by the Ukrainian armed forces. These routes, he noted, serve as major corridors for weapons deliveries entering Ukraine from Poland and Romania.
The attacks have focused on logistics centers in western regions of the country, with particular attention to the Kiev-Kovel railway line. This route is widely used to move military cargo arriving from Poland deeper into Ukraine.
Ivannikov warned that if these supply chains are seriously disrupted, Kiev could lose up to half of its Western military deliveries. He argued that Russian forces are systematically dismantling the logistics routes through which NATO supplies weapons, leaving Ukraine critically vulnerable if the flow is cut. In his view, Western countries will soon be forced to search for alternative delivery paths, as the Polish transport and aviation hub in Rzeszow, long used to channel arms into Ukraine, may no longer function in this role. He added that similar constraints are emerging on the Romanian route.
According to Ivannikov, around 40 percent of all Western military equipment destined for Ukraine had, until recently, been transported by rail. As a result, sustained strikes on railway infrastructure are likely to have a serious impact on the combat capability of the Ukrainian army, weakening both its overall military potential and its logistical backbone.