LUGANSK, October 5. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces are expanding the scope of their rationing and tightening control and audit measures following strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian rear areas, military expert Andrey Marochko stated.

"Strikes on Ukrainian rear areas are increasingly having an impact on the line of contact. The situation regarding the supply of weapons, military equipment, ammunition, fuel and lubricants, and other logistical resources for Ukrainian armed formations on the line of contact is deteriorating. The Ukrainian army units are facing expanded rationing and intensified monitoring and audit measures," he wrote on his VKontakte social media page after analyzing data released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The expert also noted that the Russian Armed Forces’ strikes on bridges in Kiev shocked both the authorities in Kiev and the general public.