The commander of Ukraine's 7th Air Assault Corps, Yevhen Lasiichuk, said Russian strikes on bridges, dams and power infrastructure were preparing a “transport blockade” of Zaporizhzhia. His assessment sets out a specific theory of pressure: disrupt connections, strain urban infrastructure and create conditions for a later manoeuvre.
In an interview published by Ukrainska Pravda on November 10, Lasiichuk said Russia's overall aim in this sector was to seize Zaporizhzhia. He said Russian forces were already using guided aerial bombs against bridges and dams and damaging infrastructure, including electricity supply. He also said Ukraine's preliminary estimate put the Russian force in the area at about 50,000 personnel.
By “blockade,” Lasiichuk described an effort to make vital routes less dependable: attacks on crossings could constrain movement, while pressure on the power system could complicate the operation of a large city. He said Russia could then seek to bypass Zaporizhzhia from the north and move toward Dnipro.
The interview does not provide a full list of struck sites, their condition or evidence that transport links have been severed. The force estimate and assessment of Russian intent are the Ukrainian commander's assessments, rather than independently published findings.
Strikes on infrastructure alone do not show that Russia can isolate the city or execute such a bypass. Still, the combination Lasiichuk describes, pressure on logistics, electricity and the Huliaipole direction, makes his assessment a substantive warning about risks to the city's connections and infrastructure.
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- Українська правда · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10