Ukraine's Separatists Target Infrastructure Around Strongholds

On June 27, two explosions took place on a railroad bridge north of the Ukrainian city of Luhansk, a separatist stronghold. Though separatists blew up a modest number of bridges and railway lines in May and early June, they have undertaken a new and more ambitious campaign of demolition; in the past five days alone, they have conducted more than a dozen bombings against railways. The separatists are taking advantage of the temporary cease-fire to target strategic infrastructure and isolate their strongholds in case hostilities resume.