The Ukrainian Army Just Blew Up A Russian Ammo Train—The Fourth Of The War

Russian supply lines are being bombarded by the Ukrainians. In the end, it may not matter. Is that emphasis on might?

Russian forces in Kherson Oblast were said to have been hit by a 40-car train carrying a battery of American-made High- Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.

As many as 80 Russians were killed in the explosion of the train. The video depicts the fire.

The train and rails were damaged in the raid. The Russian train was destroyed by the Ukrainians four times.

According to the U.K. Defense Ministry, the rail link between Kherson and Crimea is unlikely to remain operational.

The problem for the Russian army is that it never had enough trucks to move supplies to the front line. The Russian supply lines have been severed by the Ukrainian army for weeks now.

Russia's 49th Combined Arms Army, which oversees most of the 30 or so battalion tactical groups gathering in and around Kherson, has been badly hit by the train strike.

It takes time for the Russians to fix bridges and rails. Every day the 49thCAA draws down its supplies.

The 49thCAA is in trouble. The supply crunch will not be decisive as the Ukrainian army puts more weight behind its slow counteroffensive to liberate Kherson with its 300,000 inhabitants.

The Russian army is tired, having spent most of its combat power trying and failing to capture the Ukrainian city of Kyiv.

Thousands of its best troops have been buried. A frantic recruitment drive is raising a few new battalions, but the recruits are going to the front with outdated weapons and only 30 days of training.

The Ukrainian army is exhausted as well. Thousands of its best troops have left. Donations of modern weaponry are helping to restore some of the combat power the Ukrainians have lost in five months of fighting.

The United States is providing the initial 16 HIMARS to strike Russian supply lines. Front-line troops don't get the same rockets.

Which is why you can read conflicting news in a short period of time. The Ukrainian army destroyed a train from Russia. The Ukrainian battalion is outgunned by Russian forces with just two small mortars to shoot back at them.

Two exhausted armies are gambling their dwindling resources on desperate operations they hope will help them win.

The troops blew up the trains. Russian troops are in the area. The war is still going on.