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Ukraine expands drone war to make Russians feel the cost of Putin’s invasion

Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes on Moscow and St. Petersburg are meant to make Russians “feel” what war is like after long ignoring the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Guardian on June 9.

9 June, 11:03 AM

Anti-drone nets rise near Putin’s Valdai residence after Ukraine’s Cobweb raid

Anti-drone nets have appeared over parking areas for trucks in Russia’s Valdai district of Novgorod Oblast, 9 kilometers from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s official residence, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on June 8.

8 June, 05:44 PM

Russian Navy arsenal burns near St. Petersburg after drone attack

Fires broke out at a Russian Navy arsenal in Leningrad Oblast after a drone attack on St. Petersburg and the surrounding region on June 6, with the blaze visible in satellite imagery, Russian Telegram channels reported on June 7.

7 June, 07:22 PM

Ukraine’s drones strike Russia’s Baltic Fleet, opening a new northern front

Drone attacks on Russia’s naval base in Kronstadt and an oil terminal in St. Petersburg were symbolically important and a particular embarrassment for the Kremlin because they came just ahead of an annual summit Russia presents as its “answer to Davos,” The War Zone reported.

4 June, 12:57 PM

Cobweb architect details how Ukraine’s drone strike began as a Moscow mission — interview

Valeriy Borovyk, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war and founder of First Contact, a defense manufacturer directly involved in the legendary Cobweb operation, told Radio NV on the anniversary of the mission how difficult such operations are to prepare, how Cobweb’s conditions and targets changed, why details are being disclosed now, how Ukraine’s technological capabilities have changed over the past year and what Russians should expect next.

4 June, 12:32 PM

Ukrainian drones strike 1,100 km inside Russia, igniting St. Petersburg oil hub

St. Petersburg came under drone attack overnight and early on June 3. Ukraine later confirmed a strike on the city’s oil terminal, where a major fire broke out.

3 June, 12:53 PM

Drones pound St. Petersburg, forcing flight delays before Putin speech

Pulkovo Airport in the Russian city of St. Petersburg delayed nearly 30 flights after a drone attack on June 3, while nine were diverted to alternate airports, Russian media reported, citing Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya.

3 June, 10:50 AM

Satellite images reveal damage from Ukraine’s strike on Russian oil depot

At least one storage tank was damaged after Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a line production and dispatch station in Armavir, in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, on May 30.

1 June, 03:16 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s land corridor as Crimea’s fuel shortages deepen — interview

Serhii Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, spoke to Radio NV about Ukraine’s fire control over Russia’s southern land corridor and the mood in occupied Crimea.

1 June, 12:50 PM

General Staff confirms Russian refinery shutdown after Ukrainian strike

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed that the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast halted operations after Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the facility on May 21, 2026.

26 May, 12:17 PM

Ukraine’s drone forces blunt Putin’s manpower edge and shift the fight skyward

Grinding ground fighting continues across Ukraine, but the decisive battle appears to be moving into the air, The Telegraph wrote on May 25, arguing that Ukraine has managed to neutralize Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s manpower advantage on the front line.

25 May, 05:54 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Yaroslavl refinery 700 kilometers from Ukraine

Ukrainian Defense Forces used drones overnight on May 22 to strike an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl, about 700 kilometers from Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

22 May, 12:00 PM

Ukraine’s homegrown drones strip U.S. veto power from deep strikes on Russia

Ukraine no longer needs U.S. permission to carry out long-range strikes inside Russia, creating political problems for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Newsweek reported on May 19.

21 May, 10:32 AM

Rutte rejects Moscow’s Latvia drone claims as NATO backs Baltic allies

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte dismissed Russia’s claims that Ukraine was launching drones from Latvia as “ridiculous,” European Pravda reported, citing his news conference in Brussels.

20 May, 05:22 PM

Russian state TV downplays Moscow drone attack despite fires and casualties

Russian state propaganda channels Channel One, Russia-1 and NTV downplayed the scale of Ukraine’s attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast overnight on May 17, Agentstvo and Meduza reported.

17 May, 11:44 PM

Partisans claim sabotage of electronic warfare towers opened gaps near Moscow

Agents of the Atesh resistance movement disrupted operations at several communications towers in the Putilkovo, Kommunarka and Domodedovo areas of Moscow Oblast, Atesh reported on Telegram on May 17, publishing photos.

17 May, 09:07 PM

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hit Moscow region, calling drone attack fair response

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the surrounding region overnight on May 17.

17 May, 05:40 PM

Drone attack rattles Moscow region, sparking fires and grounding dozens of planes

Several cities in Russia’s Moscow Oblast reported drone attacks overnight on May 17, with explosions reported in Khimki, Durikino, Lobnya, Zelenograd and Naro-Fominsk outside Moscow. Witnesses also reported plumes of smoke and fires in some areas.

17 May, 12:55 PM

Drones hit Grozny, damaging supermarket near FSB building

Drones attacked Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, damaging a supermarket and an apartment building, Mediazona reported on May 9.

9 May, 04:44 PM

Ukraine’s long-range drones push war up to 1,000 miles inside Russia

Ukrainian drones can now reach a quarter of Russia’s territory, home to more than 70% of the country’s population, with strikes already recorded in the Urals more than 1,600 kilometers from the border, Bloomberg reported on May 5.

5 May, 07:50 PM

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