Sean's Daily News Digest
Dormant
54 updates·since 18 Jun 2026
Ukrainian drone strike destroys Wildberries logistics centre in Russia
The story so farA Ukrainian drone attack destroyed a Wildberries logistics centre in Russia's Tambov region, with the governor confirming the warehouse was 'completely destroyed by fire,' marking another strike in Ukraine's campaign targeting Russian e-commerce infrastructure. The Vatican's foreign minister traveled to Moscow and publicly stated that the Ukraine war must end, signaling a rare high-level diplomatic visit by a Holy See official to Russia. A fire at a gas chemical complex in Russia's far eastern Amur region killed six Chinese nationals and left nine more missing, with a total of seven people reported dead overall.
Still watching
- How many Ukrainian railway workers have been killed or injured in the escalating Russian campaign against moving trains, and which rail lines are most frequently targeted?
- How widely has Ukraine's Delta targeting software been shared with allied nations, and are there plans to expand or upgrade it with Western AI or sensor integration?
- Has China responded substantively to Zelensky's renewed call for Beijing to use diplomatic weight to end the war, and has Beijing made any change to its stated position of neutrality?
- Which specific Ukrainian petrol station chains or fuel distribution hubs have been struck by Russia, and what is the cumulative impact on civilian fuel access?
- What caused the fire at the gas chemical complex in Russia's Amur region — was it a Ukrainian drone strike, an industrial accident, or another cause — and what does the plant produce?
- What specific proposals did the Vatican's foreign minister present to Russian officials during his Moscow visit, and did the Kremlin indicate any willingness to engage with Holy See mediation?
How it developed
Ukrainian drone strike destroys Wildberries logistics centre in Russia
- A Ukrainian drone attack destroyed a Wildberries logistics centre in Russia's Tambov region, with the governor confirming the warehouse was 'completely destroyed by fire,' marking another strike in Ukraine's campaign targeting Russian e-commerce infrastructure.
- The Vatican's foreign minister traveled to Moscow and publicly stated that the Ukraine war must end, signaling a rare high-level diplomatic visit by a Holy See official to Russia.
- A fire at a gas chemical complex in Russia's far eastern Amur region killed six Chinese nationals and left nine more missing, with a total of seven people reported dead overall.
Dron ruso guiado por inteligencia artificial mata a tres ucranianos
Ukrainian drone attack kills teenagers in Krasnodar Russia
- Three teenagers were killed and eight people — including seven children — wounded after Ukrainian drone debris struck a private childcare centre in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight, according to officials.
- Ukraine has extended its drone campaign from Wildberries to Ozon, Russia's second-largest online marketplace, with four Ozon logistics hubs in southern Russia targeted in overnight drone attacks, the company confirmed.
- The Kremlin acknowledged that Ukrainian strikes are affecting Russia's grain exports and said measures are being taken to minimise the impact, as global wheat importers brace for tighter supplies.
Russian drone attack on shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih
- Putin publicly acknowledged damage from Ukrainian strikes on Russian economic targets and warned that Ukraine had opened a 'Pandora's box,' threatening to retaliate against Ukraine's 'most sensitive economic sectors.'
- Zelensky said Russia is planning to draft an additional 300,000 troops after Russian parliamentary elections in mid-September, warning Putin intends to use the elections as cover for a new mobilization push.
- Russia conducted readiness exercises testing its military's ability to absorb a mass influx of recruits, signaling preparations for a potential new round of mobilization for the first time since 2022.
Russian drone strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping centre killing 15
- Russian drones carried out a 'double-tap' strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih — Ukrainian President Zelensky's hometown — killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 130, including children, in one of the deadliest single attacks on a civilian target in recent weeks.
- Nine people remain missing after the Kryvyi Rih shopping centre attack, with rescuers still digging through the wreckage, and Zelensky condemned the strike as 'despicable' and 'cynical,' calling on allies to apply 'real pressure' on Moscow to end the war.
- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in Kyiv within hours of the Kryvyi Rih attack and condemned what he called the 'indiscriminate murder of civilians.'
Russia signals openness to new Ukraine peace ideas with conditions
- Ukraine struck Russia's TANECO oil refinery and an oil terminal, according to the Ukrainian military, marking a significant long-range strike on one of Russia's most important refining facilities.
- Zelensky confirmed a Ukrainian strike on the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez refinery in Perm — roughly 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border — describing it as one of Russia's most important refineries and one that has been targeted multiple times in recent weeks.
- Russian strikes killed at least 17 people across Ukraine, with Zelensky warning that the shortage of Patriot interceptors is directly costing Ukrainian lives as Russia intensifies ballistic and hypersonic missile attacks.
Russian missile strikes on Kyiv killing civilians
- Ukraine's depleted stock of Patriot interceptor missiles is leaving Kyiv increasingly exposed, with Russia intensifying ballistic missile attacks to exploit the air defense shortfall, worsening the civilian death toll.
- The Russian missile barrage severed power to parts of Kyiv and damaged apartment blocks and warehouses across the capital.
- President Zelensky described Russia's drone campaign as a 'drone safari' deliberately hunting civilian targets, citing a minibus struck in Kherson as an example of the new targeting pattern.
Ukraine drone attack on Moscow region with 600+ drones
- A Russian missile strike killed at least 10 people and wounded eight in the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, with Ukraine vowing to respond.
- Ukraine launched approximately 620 drones at the Moscow region overnight in one of its largest attacks on the Russian capital, with Moscow's mayor reporting that 180 were intercepted in the region.
- Russia warned Britain it would face 'consequences' after reports emerged that Ukraine used drones produced by two UK firms to strike targets deep inside Russian territory, with the UK Ministry of Defence rebuffing the threats and reaffirming its commitment to supplying Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine mutual drone and missile strikes killing civilians
- Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks of the war on Russia overnight, with the Russian military reporting it shot down nearly 1,500 Ukrainian drones — a single-day record — while Moscow's mayor said the capital alone detected approximately 600 of the drones, with the regional governor describing it as one of the most massive drone attacks since the war began.
- A Ukrainian missile strike killed at least six people and wounded four others, including a 14-year-old child, in Russia's Belgorod border region.
- Russian strikes killed at least four people and injured six in Kyiv on Sunday, destroying a popular outdoor market that sold second-hand records, posters, toys, and tools.
Ukraine large-scale drone aerial attack on Russia
- Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, sending approximately 600 drones across Russia overnight, killing at least six people.
- Ukraine struck a major Russian rocket factory and military centre in Samara oblast using domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles, with Kyiv saying the facility is linked to Russia's development of a Starlink-style satellite network.
- Russian authorities reported downing 201 Ukrainian drones overnight in the Moscow region alone, with the regional governor describing it as one of the largest attacks ever to target the area; one person was killed.
Russia rejects Ukraine Black Sea ceasefire proposal amid port attacks
- Russia's Sheskharis Black Sea terminal — one of Russia's largest oil export hubs — has halted loadings following the Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk, according to sources cited by Reuters.
- Russian drones killed a woman and her nine-year-old son at their home in Ukraine, the day after the UN reported that July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since March 2022.
- Russia's defence ministry claimed its summer campaign has resulted in the capture of 19 settlements in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Russia-Ukraine mutual drone and missile strikes on infrastructure
- Ukraine has formally offered Russia a truce in the Black Sea amid mounting global food supply fears, according to a source cited by Reuters.
- Russia rejected the idea of a Black Sea ceasefire, saying it saw no grounds for 'half-measures' that would offer a respite to the other side.
- The UN reported that civilian deaths in Ukraine jumped by nearly a third month-on-month in July, reaching the highest level since May 2022, as Russia struck towns and cities far from the battlefield.
Ukraine attack on Russian grain export terminals in Black Sea
- Russia struck Ukraine's largest Danube grain shipment port overnight, causing damage and setting out a fire, in what Zelensky framed as further Russian pressure on Ukrainian export infrastructure.
- Three of Russia's largest grain terminals in Novorossiysk have halted operations after being damaged in Ukraine's overnight drone attack, with Russia warning of 'chaos' in global food markets.
- Ukraine confirmed it struck four Russian vessels in the attack on the Novorossiysk naval base, with Zelensky saying the assault hit air defenses, piers, and other port infrastructure.
Ukrainian drone attack halts grain terminals at Novorossiysk port
- Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, putting two of Russia's biggest grain terminals out of action and targeting a naval base, with the local mayor saying the city 'endured a horrific night' and reporting a child killed and dozens of buildings damaged.
- Russia says it intercepted 502 Ukrainian drones overnight and struck the port of Odesa in return.
- Zelensky accused Russia of using North Korean-supplied ballistic missiles in overnight attacks that killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, including a deadly strike on Zaporizhzhia.
Russia-Ukraine war ongoing strikes and military operations 2026
- Russian attacks killed six people and wounded 20 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Tuesday, with a children's hospital also struck in Kyiv according to Ukraine's state emergency service.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces carried out overnight strikes on military-related transport and logistics centres in Kyiv and a steel works, framing the attacks as targeting military infrastructure.
- A drone attack killed one person and injured two others in Russia's Voronezh region overnight, while falling debris set a Wildberries warehouse ablaze.
Ukrainian drone strike on Tatarstan region Russia
- At least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region — approximately 1,600 km from the Ukrainian border — making it one of the deadliest single Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory since the war began in 2022.
- Ukraine confirmed it struck the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, with President Zelensky linking the strikes directly to increasing pressure on Moscow.
- Russia says it intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan and annexed Crimea.
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine
- President Zelensky warned that Ukraine faces a winter with virtually no working thermal power plants as a result of cumulative Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
- Ukraine's Odesa seaport sustained damage from an overnight Russian attack, President Zelensky confirmed, with eight people wounded in the city.
- Three people were killed and 25 injured in a Ukrainian overnight drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, local authorities said.
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian retailer Wildberries
- Ukraine struck two oil refineries deep inside Russian territory, with President Zelensky saying the strikes aim to limit revenues Russia 'used to finance' its war.
- Wildberries reported another drone attack on a facility in the Urals region, extending Ukraine's campaign against the Russian e-commerce giant's warehouse network.
- Ukrainian attacks on Wildberries are causing significant economic harm to small Russian businesses dependent on the platform, with one Moscow pick-up point owner describing his operation going from profitable to loss-making in three weeks.
Ukraine Kyiv air defense shortage amid Russian missile attacks
- NATO announced it is working to 'urgently' get air defense systems to Ukraine after Ukraine failed to intercept a single ballistic missile in the August 5 overnight attack, with Zelensky warning of a surge in Russian missile production.
- Ukraine says missile interceptor deliveries have fallen to a third of their 2025 level, underscoring the critical depletion of its air defense stockpile.
- Russian strikes on Ukraine's eastern city of Balakliia and the northern Sumy region killed at least six people overnight into Thursday, August 6.
Russian strikes on Kyiv killing 17 amid depleted Ukrainian interceptors
- Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, August 5, with Ukraine unable to intercept any of the ballistic missiles due to its depleted interceptor stockpile.
- President Zelensky said Russia used 29 missiles and 115 drones in the overnight attack, and stated that interceptors 'could have saved lives,' blaming allies for delays in supplying air defense systems.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region, and separately claimed it hit seven logistics centres used to store or distribute dual-use goods and drone components.
Ukraine strikes inside Russia amid escalating war
- Ukrainian drones struck at least three warehouses across Russia overnight into August 4, including two Wildberries distribution hubs near Moscow and St. Petersburg, killing at least five to six people and injuring nine, according to local officials.
- A package bomb exploded at a birthday banquet at an Italian restaurant in Moscow, killing five and injuring 19; Russia's embassy in Rome accused Ukraine of the attack, while reports indicate the bomb may have been targeting Russian Air Force Lieutenant General Alexander Chaiko, though the Kremlin has not confirmed this.
- A drone exploded on a crowded Russian beach resort, killing seven people including three children, in what Russian authorities described as a Ukrainian drone attack on holidaymakers.
Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills civilians
- Russian ballistic missiles struck five districts of Kyiv before dawn, killing at least nine to ten people and wounding dozens more in one of the deadliest recent attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
- Ukraine sank a Russian container ship during the same period as the Kyiv strikes, according to reporting on the overnight developments.
- President Zelensky declared Ukraine has 'no interceptors' left for its air defense systems, saying Ukrainian forces are unable to counter the ballistic missile barrage due to a critical shortage of air-defense missiles.
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv 2026
- Trump contradicted Zelensky by stating the United States has not agreed to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles, saying the U.S. must be 'very careful about letting somebody' build them, though he added that talks are ongoing.
- Lithuania's embassy in Kyiv was damaged when two Russian missiles landed nearby during the overnight attack, the Lithuanian foreign ministry confirmed.
- Ukraine struck additional Wildberries facilities, continuing nearly two weeks of strikes on the online retailer, with over a dozen of its depots now hit as part of Kyiv's aerial campaign aimed at undermining Russia's war effort.
Russia major missile and drone strikes on Ukraine with Poland airspace violation
- Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine using more than 70 missiles and 280 drones, killing at least 8 civilians and wounding more than a dozen others across multiple cities including Kyiv and Lviv.
- A Russian missile appears to have struck Polish territory, leaving a 10-meter-wide crater near the village of Tarnawa Kolonia in eastern Poland, about 100 km from the Ukrainian border — the first time a Russian missile has actually hit Poland rather than merely entering its airspace.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the object that came down in eastern Poland 'most likely' was a Russian missile, and Poland scrambled fighter jets in response to the overnight attack.
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian industrial sites
- Ukrainian drones struck oil refineries and logistics facilities in the Russian cities of Perm, Ryazan, and Taganrog, as well as the Crimean peninsula, in a major overnight strike campaign.
- At least seven Wildberries warehouses were damaged in the drone attacks, destroying around 10% of the company's total storage capacity, according to sources cited by Reuters.
- The Kremlin and state bank VTB may be forced to prop up Wildberries financially amid the crippling Ukrainian drone campaign against its warehouses, according to reporting on the economic fallout.
Attaque ukrainienne de drones massifs sur la région de Moscou
Russia-Ukraine war ongoing strikes and casualties July 2026
- Ukrainian and U.S. officials have discussed a proposal to offer Russia a halt to aerial attacks as part of ceasefire efforts, ahead of a planned Trump-Zelensky meeting, though the Kremlin said on July 26 it was 'too early to comment' on the reported talks.
- Russian drone attacks on port infrastructure in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region killed one person and damaged three civilian vessels over Sunday and into Monday, according to a local official.
- Ukraine wants a prototype of a European missile defense system delivered by mid-2027, according to a Ukrainian official, as Russia has stepped up ballistic strikes on Kyiv.
Russia-Ukraine war latest exchange of attacks and casualties
- Zelensky announced that Russia is seeking an additional 30,000 North Korean troops and new ballistic missile launchers from Pyongyang, with preparations underway since June in Russia's Voronezh region to receive the reinforcements.
- Ukrainian drones struck the Tyumen Region oil refinery and started a fire, which has since been extinguished, according to officials — marking a concrete development on the previously open question about that facility.
- Russia launched an overnight attack on Kyiv triggering fires in at least three districts, with falling debris the cause of the blazes, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian drone exhibition near Kyiv
Ukrainian drone strike on Wildberries warehouse in St Petersburg
- Ukraine struck three more Wildberries warehouses overnight, including one near St. Petersburg that triggered a major fire, bringing the total number of the Russian e-commerce giant's warehouses hit to at least four and the death toll from all Wildberries strikes to nine people, according to the company and regional governor.
- Russia struck three Ukrainian ports overnight, targeting infrastructure including loading and unloading facilities and fuel resources, Moscow said.
- Shipowners have halted calls at Ukraine's Black Sea ports out of fear of Russian strikes, according to Reuters.
Ukraine-Russia drone and missile strikes escalation
- Ukraine launched approximately 400 drones at Moscow and the surrounding region overnight, wounding 10 people and setting buildings ablaze, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobianin saying 'most' were intercepted — marking a major Ukrainian retaliatory strike following Russia's massive ballistic missile barrage on Kyiv.
- Russia struck a Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea off Odesa, killing at least five to six crew members, according to Ukrainian officials and Ukraine's navy.
- Ukraine's shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems is being cited as directly enabling Russia's escalating use of ballistic missiles, with Russian missile attacks on Ukraine killing six people and exposing the limits of Kyiv's air defenses.
Russia ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
- Russia launched one of its largest-ever ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv overnight on July 19, firing approximately 50 ballistic missiles in a barrage lasting about five hours, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others — what President Zelensky called 'one of the most massive ballistic attacks' on Ukraine's capital.
- Ukraine struck warehouses belonging to Wildberries — Russia's largest online retailer, sometimes called Russia's 'Amazon' — in Moscow and Tambov regions, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 60, with Ukraine saying it targeted logistics warehouses and an oil depot.
- Russia launched a total of 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.
Russian missile strikes on Kyiv July 2026
- Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and triggering fires across the Ukrainian capital in what Mayor Vitali Klitschko described as the sixth such attack on Kyiv in July.
- Ukraine's reformist, tech-savvy Defence Minister — credited with spearheading the country's drone warfare capabilities — was ousted after pushback from military generals who resisted his modernisation efforts, with Zelensky endorsing an energy sector executive as the new appointment.
- Ukraine struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, causing wheat prices to jump, while Russia also struck vessels in the same maritime theatre.
Russian strikes on Odesa and Ukraine Black Sea naval operations
- A Russian missile strike hit a seven-storey residential building in Odesa, killing at least three people and wounding at least three others, according to the city's military administrator.
- Ukraine sank a Russian ship near a compound said to be linked to Putin using a sea drone, demonstrating Kyiv's growing capacity to exercise control in the Black Sea.
- Ukraine has escalated its campaign to cut off Crimea by shifting focus to Black Sea sea routes — targeting Russian vessels — after previously striking roads and railways, as part of its broader effort to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
Ukrainian military strikes on Russia 2026
- Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region killed four people and wounded seven others, with the regional governor reporting that 81 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region overnight.
- Russia's FSB said it foiled a series of attempted large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks against two military air bases deep inside Russia.
- Allied nations are moving to muster more air defense aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts, with shortages having left Ukraine increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles.
Russian strike near coffee shop in Sumy Ukraine
- A Russian strike on a weapons warehouse in a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv killed 10 people and wounded dozens, triggering secondary explosions that devastated the surrounding neighborhood, according to Zelensky, who said officials will be held accountable for the improper storage of weapons near civilians.
- Russian strikes killed eight people and wounded dozens across Ukraine on July 12, prompting Zelensky to call for faster weapons deliveries from allies.
- Russia is closing in on Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine — the city historically known for producing the red glass used in Moscow's Kremlin landmarks — and is reducing it to rubble, according to a new report.
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
- Ukraine has created a new 'long-range impact' command dedicated 100% to striking Russian energy infrastructure and other targets deep inside Russia, aiming to deprive Moscow of funds to wage war.
- Russia's gasoline output now covers only 65% of domestic demand following Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, according to sources cited by Reuters.
- Russia struck Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday (July 11), killing two and wounding 19 others, as Kyiv awaits replenishment of air defense munitions amid a reported shortage.
Ukraine drone attacks on Russian oil refineries
- Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack on July 10, while authorities in Taganrog separately evacuated residents following another drone strike in the area.
- Russia's Saratov oil refinery has been at a complete halt since Wednesday's drone attack, according to sources, marking a significant disruption to Russian fuel processing capacity.
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut its forecasts for Russian oil output following Ukraine's intensified drone strikes on energy facilities.
Russia strikes Kyiv ahead of NATO summit
- The July 6 Kyiv attack death toll has risen to at least 16 killed, according to officials, with one report citing at least 26 killed in the Kyiv region overall during the strike on the eve of the NATO summit.
- Trump said after separate calls with Putin and Zelensky that a resolution to the Ukraine war is 'getting closer than people realize,' though he gave no specific reason for the assertion, while the Kremlin said the U.S. position on resolving the conflict remained unchanged.
- Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil refinery in one of the deepest drone strikes of the war yet.
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv July 2026
- Russia launched a second massive attack on Kyiv in less than a week on the eve of the NATO summit, firing approximately 400 missiles and drones — including waves of ballistic and cruise missiles — killing at least 11–14 people (reports vary) and injuring 117, heavily damaging apartment blocks in the historic Podilskyi district and other areas.
- Ukraine is running critically low on US-made air defense interceptors, with Zelensky pleading with NATO allies at the upcoming Ankara summit to provide additional Patriot systems to defend Kyiv against Russian strikes.
- President Zelensky confirmed the Monday attack consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones, calling it a 'massive Russian attack' and demanding 'strong decisions' from NATO allies.
Ukraine long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure
- Ukraine launched a major drone attack overnight on July 3–4 targeting the St. Petersburg region, striking a local port and oil terminal infrastructure near Russia's second-largest city, roughly 900 km from Ukrainian-held territory.
- Russia launched two missiles and 105 drones at Ukraine overnight into July 4, according to Ukraine's air force.
- Ukraine's strikes on the St. Petersburg region are described as the latest salvo in Kyiv's expanding campaign to inflict economic damage on Russia and hinder its war machine.
Russia deadly drone and missile strikes on Kyiv
- The death toll from the massive Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to at least 30 people killed, making it the deadliest Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital this year, with rescuers still clearing rubble on Friday as flags flew at half-mast during a day of mourning.
- Russian attacks killed four more people and injured 10 in Ukraine overnight into July 3, the day after the mass Kyiv strike.
- At least two people were killed in Russia's border regions and several industrial sites suffered damage during Ukrainian drone attacks overnight on July 2–3.
Russia large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv
- Russia launched what Ukrainian officials called its most massive attack ever on Kyiv overnight into July 2, killing at least 17–18 people and wounding scores with hundreds of drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles that blasted apart residential buildings, prompting Kyiv's mayor to declare a day of mourning.
- Following the mass strike, Russia said it would keep increasing pressure on Ukraine and framed the attack as retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes.
- Russia's fuel crisis is deepening, with drivers crowdsourcing maps and trading tips to locate fuel stations with supply and shorter lines, and officials rationing fuel as Ukrainian strikes on refineries imperil supply chains.
Ukraine-Russia war – Kyiv expands long-range drone campaign with strikes deep inside Russia
- Ukraine struck Russia's Dubna satellite site for a second time, according to President Zelenskyy, targeting a facility significant to Russian space and reconnaissance capabilities.
- Russian attacks killed three people in Ukraine as Kyiv simultaneously hit another oil refinery deep inside Russia, with Zelenskyy saying Ukraine is expanding its long-range drone campaign.
- Poland warned that Russian information warfare and sabotage operations against Poland have intensified in recent weeks, with a Polish official saying Russia is seeking to exploit tensions over Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war – strikes, ceasefire rhetoric and domestic Russian media controls
- Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 9 people and injured dozens, according to new reports.
- Zelensky mocked Russia's military drive, saying the Kremlin has set and missed 15 deadlines to capture the eastern Donbas region over more than four years, while accusing Moscow of rejecting all peace proposals.
- The Kremlin stated that Russia's stance on conditions for a Ukraine peace deal has not changed since 2024.
Russia-Ukraine war: drone strikes, Russian attacks and front-line fighting
- Putin publicly acknowledged fuel shortages inside Russia caused by Ukrainian drone strikes and announced a task force has been set up to ensure fuel supplies, marking the first such admission from the Kremlin.
- A Ukrainian drone assault ignited a major oil refinery in Russia, killing at least two people, in the latest escalation of Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
- Putin says Ukraine has proposed a mutual halt to long-range (deep) strikes, though he stated Russia will press on with its front-line campaign regardless of Ukraine's proposals.
Russia-Ukraine war: strikes, Crimea pressure and frontline analysis
- Ukraine struck a defense plant in Russia's Volgograd region that produces artillery systems and components for missile launch systems, according to President Zelensky.
- Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Sunday, wounding at least two people, in the latest exchange of strikes killing five and wounding dozens on both sides of the border.
- Ukraine's escalating long-range strikes are deepening unease inside Russia, with experts warning of worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the Russian stock market, though analysts say Putin is unlikely to change course.
Ukraine large-scale drone attacks on Russia across 12 regions
- Ukraine launched one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia hours after President Zelensky announced a '40-day influence operation' aimed at compelling Russia to end the war, according to reports.
- Ukraine struck a Russian chemical plant in Novomoskovsk — approximately 200 km south of Moscow — for at least a second time in the overnight drone attack, with regional governor Dmitry Milyayev confirming damage to an industrial facility there.
Ukraine drone campaign overwhelms Russian air defenses; Kyiv repels missile attack
- Russia claims to have shot down 660 Ukrainian drones in a single night over more than a dozen regions including Moscow, Crimea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
- Ukraine's escalating drone campaign is driving surging gasoline prices inside Russia and producing regular images of black smoke clouds over Russian cities, with Kyiv's growing drone armada described as overwhelming Russian air defenses.
- Ukrainian air defense units repelled a Russian missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday evening, with debris landing in at least one district, according to local officials.
Ukraine War - Crimea Fuel Shortages from Ukrainian Drone Attacks
- Russian-occupied Crimea has suspended civilian gasoline sales after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted fuel supply routes on the peninsula, with fuel having already been rationed due to prior shortages.
- A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea killed four people and wounded 28 others, according to Russian-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov, who did not specify the target of the strike.
Ukraine drones strike Russian oil refineries including Tyumen region
- Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region in western Siberia — more than 2,000 km from Ukraine — with President Zelensky confirming the attack and stating Ukrainian drones now have a 3,000 km range.
- Russia is experiencing spreading fuel shortages with growing lines at gas stations, posing a headache for the Kremlin's efforts to shield citizens from the consequences of the war.
- Russian air defenses are described as under growing strain from Ukrainian drones, with a recent attack on Moscow reigniting debate over Russian air defense vulnerabilities.
Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow refineries and Russian energy infrastructure
- Video footage suggests that at least one of the Moscow refinery blasts may have been caused by a Russian air defense missile striking a fuel silo rather than a Ukrainian drone, with footage showing a Russian missile traveling toward the silo before it erupts in an explosion.
- Residents in Moscow's Maryino district are bracing for further Ukrainian attacks and possible petrol shortages, with locals saying they need to 'get used to' a new reality as the effects of the war increasingly show in the capital.
- Commentators are describing the Moscow drone strikes as a potential 'game changer' that has intensified Ukrainian hopes of bringing the war to Russia, though analysts caution it is too soon to assess the strategic impact.
Ukraine drone strikes on Moscow oil refineries and Zelenskyy escalation warnings
- Ukraine launched one of its largest-ever drone attacks on Moscow early Thursday, striking a Moscow oil refinery, igniting fires, and forcing the closure of the capital's airports for several hours.
- A second Moscow refinery was hit in attacks this week, with sources saying the strikes damaged units and sparked fires.
- President Zelenskyy said the drone attacks were retaliation for a Russian strike that damaged a historic monastery in Kyiv, warning that 'Moscow will burn' if Russian strikes continue.
Russia-Ukraine war: drone strikes, missile attacks, and Azov frontline fighting
← All threads