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From burning refineries to maritime blockade: a new strategy of pressure on Russia
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Moscow Refinery Strike Shows Ukraine’s Drone War Has Reached Russia’s Fuel System

Ukraine’s 18 June drone strike on Moscow’s Kapotnya oil refinery suggests Kyiv’s long-range campaign is moving beyond symbolic raids towards pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel supply and the credibility of air defences around the capital. Ukraine’s drone strike on a…

  • Defence AmbitionByDefencematters.eu Correspondents
  • OnJune 19, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow oil refinery as fire sends smoke across Russian capital
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Ukrainian drones hit Moscow oil refinery as fire sends smoke across Russian capital

A strike on the Kapotnya refinery has again exposed the vulnerability of Russia’s fuel infrastructure, with Moscow airports disrupted during one of the largest recent drone attacks on the capital. Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya early…

  • Defence AmbitionByDefencematters.eu Correspondents
  • OnJune 18, 2026
Russian Frigate
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Russian Frigate Warning Shots Near UK Waters Raise Channel Maritime Risk

A Russian frigate’s warning shots near a UK-flagged yacht in the Channel highlight a wider maritime-risk problem where Russian naval movements, civilian traffic and shadow-fleet enforcement increasingly overlap. A Russian frigate’s warning shots near a UK-flagged civilian yacht in the…

  • Defence AmbitionByDefencematters.eu Correspondents
  • OnJune 17, 2026
Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery extends pressure on Russia’s fuel infrastructure
  • InRUSSIA, The War Zone, UNMANNED SYSTEMS
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Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery extends pressure on Russia’s fuel infrastructure

A reported drone strike on Gazprom Neft’s Moscow refinery points to Ukraine’s continued effort to put pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel system, not only its front-line logistics. A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Moscow oil refinery on Tuesday, according to…

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  • OnJune 16, 2026
SBU Says Russian Geran-2 Drone Hit Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
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SBU Says Russian Geran-2 Drone Hit Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

Ukraine’s Security Service says debris found at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra confirms that the historic monastery complex was struck by a Russian Geran-2 attack drone, contradicting Moscow’s claim that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air-defence missile. Ukraine’s Security Service…

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  • OnJune 15, 2026
Russia’s Mass Strike Tests Ukraine’s Air Defences as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Burns
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Russia’s Mass Strike Tests Ukraine’s Air Defences as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Burns

Russia’s latest overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine has underlined two parallel realities of the war: Moscow can still mount large-scale combined strikes against Ukrainian cities, but the military effect of such attacks remains constrained by Ukraine’s air defences…

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  • OnJune 15, 2026
Russia’s Latest Mass Strike Puts NATO Border Air Defence Back Under Pressure
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Russia’s Latest Mass Strike Puts NATO Border Air Defence Back Under Pressure

Russia’s latest missile and drone attack on Ukraine again forced Poland to activate aircraft, underlining the recurring air-defence burden carried by NATO states on the Alliance’s eastern border.

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  • OnJune 15, 2026
Iran May Have Rebuilt Missile Arsenal With Russian Help During US Ceasefire, Reports Say
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Iran May Have Rebuilt Missile Arsenal With Russian Help During US Ceasefire, Reports Say

Western allies reportedly believe Iran used the eight-week pause in fighting with the United States to reopen missile storage sites, replenish stocks and possibly add Russian-made missiles to its arsenal. Iran may have used its eight-week ceasefire with the United…

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  • OnJune 13, 2026
Ukraine Targets Russia’s Alternative Supply Routes Into Crimea
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Ukraine Targets Russia’s Alternative Supply Routes Into Crimea

Ukrainian strikes on northern Crimea indicate a widening campaign against Russian military logistics, moving from bridges to pontoon crossings, checkpoints, rail links and air-defence assets. Ukraine’s latest strikes on northern Crimea point to a developing campaign against Russia’s military logistics…

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  • OnJune 13, 2026
Ukraine Hits Volgograd Oil Facility as Overnight Strikes Keep Pressure on Russian Energy Network
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Ukraine Hits Volgograd Oil Facility as Overnight Strikes Keep Pressure on Russian Energy Network

Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck an oil preparation and pumping station in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight, while Russian officials reported a deadly drone-related fire at a Black Sea export terminal in Krasnodar. Ukraine has reported a new overnight…

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