Unease deepens in Russia as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone campaigns to date, targeting Moscow, Crimea, and oil refineries. President Putin acknowledged a "huge stream" of drones and fuel shortages caused by infrastructure attacks. The campaign now reaches across half of Russia, shifting beyond border regions.
What changed
Ukraine has expanded its strike range to cover half of Russia and launched a massive drone offensive targeting the capital and energy sector.
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Ukraine Increases Long-Range Drone Strikes Across Russia
confidence 90%Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone campaigns to date, targeting Moscow, Crimea, and oil refineries. President Putin acknowledged a "huge stream" of drones and fuel shortages caused by infrastructure attacks. The campaign now reaches across half of Russia, shifting beyond border regions.
What's confirmed:
- Moscow reports that Ukraine targeted Russia with at least 660 drones overnight.
- Vladimir Putin stated that Ukrainian infrastructure attacks are causing "obvious" fuel shortages.
- Ukraine has targeted Russian oil refineries and border regions with drone strikes.
- Putin described the influx of Ukrainian drones as a "huge stream".
- Ukrainian missile and drone alerts now extend across half of Russia.
Still unconfirmed:
- Ukrainian strikes have decimated Russian logistics and brought chaos to Crimea.
- The attack on Moscow was colossal and humiliated Vladimir Putin.
- Russia's fuel crisis may affect its domestic economy.