{"id":11936,"date":"2026-08-15T22:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T22:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrainefeed.com\/?p=11936"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T22:56:43","slug":"ukraine-will-soon-strike-russias-most-important-chokepoint-worse-than-the-crimean-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainefeed.com\/?p=11936","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Will Soon Strike Russia\u2019s Most Important Chokepoint (WORSE than the Crimean Bridge)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-11936-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GUMnsp1OLm4&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GUMnsp1OLm4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GUMnsp1OLm4<\/a><\/video><\/div><iframe title=\"Ukraine Will Soon Strike Russia\u2019s Most Important Chokepoint (WORSE than the Crimean Bridge)\" width=\"858\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUMnsp1OLm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\u200bCelebrate Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Day! Go to https:\/\/www.artwine.com to get your limited bundle of Ukrainian sparkling wine, rescued from the cellars of Bakhmut. Now available in the U.S., U.K., and Europe. Must be 21+ (U.S. customers). Please drink responsibly. Thanks to Artwine for sponsoring today&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine may be planning a massive military campaign against Siberia. It targets Russia&#8217;s most vulnerable spot and most important chokepoints &#8211; a series of rail bridges and tunnels in Siberia and the Russian Far East. What used to only be a pipe dream is now being made possible by new advances in long range drone technology. 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