https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-announces-new-ukrainian-long-range-operations-in-response-to-russian-strikesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-announces-new-ukrainian-long-range-operations-in-response-to-russian-strikeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-announces-new-ukrainian-long-range-operations-in-response-to-russian-strikes#u80467Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:50:17 +0000President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved new long-range operations against Russian targets and ordered the scale-up of a native interceptor drone. This new interceptor, which resembles a Shahed drone, has successfully downed Russian jet-powered Shahed and Geran drones in at least two separate instances. The deployment comes as Ukraine races to counter Russia's introduction of faster, jet-powered drone attacks. Simultaneously, Russia claims its election voting systems were targeted by a cyber attack following a Ukrainian drone strike.Why it mattersRussia has integrated jet-powered engines