I don’t understand why the Ukes don’t cut off the rail and highway bridge to Crimea to force the Russians to concentrate there? The supply lines there are so exposed and weak that the Himars missiles can do the job in one day and cut the Crimea off from the rest of the Russian occupied area.
They weren't even able to destroy the Antonivka Bridge with HIMARs.
I am not sure if you are referring to the Kerch Bridge on the east side of Crimea or the ways to enter Crimea from the north. I am not sure if HIMARS can reach the bridge. Last I heard the rail part was damaged such that only passenger trains could be used. Heavy military equipment was being carried on the large ferries remaining from the time before the bridge was finished a few years ago. I suspect Ukraine prefers not to destroy the bridge as there is still a large civilian population of Russians that moved there after 2014. Better to let them flee by car so they will not be there to feed and worry about once Ukraine moves to take Crimea. Then when peace is achieved with Ukraine regaining Crimea, the bridge can be used for Russian tourists to visit the Crimean beaches and help support Ukraine’s peacetime economy.
I am not sure if you are referring to the Kerch Bridge on the east side of Crimea or the ways to enter Crimea from the north. I am not sure if HIMARS can reach the bridge. Last I heard the rail part was damaged such that only passenger trains could be used. Heavy military equipment was being carried on the large ferries remaining from the time before the bridge was finished a few years ago. I suspect Ukraine prefers not to destroy the bridge as there is still a large civilian population of Russians that moved there after 2014. Better to let them flee by car so they will not be there to feed and worry about once Ukraine moves to take Crimea. Then when peace is achieved with Ukraine regaining Crimea, the bridge can be used for Russian tourists to visit the Crimean beaches and help support Ukraine’s peacetime economy.