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Ukraine’s Dubna Strike Points to Wider Campaign Against Russia’s Command Architecture
Ukraine’s reported strike on the Dubna satellite communications centre near Moscow suggests Kyiv is extending its long-range campaign beyond energy and logistics targets towards the communications infrastructure that supports Russia’s military command system. Ukraine’s reported strike on the Dubna satellite…
Crimea Fuel Halt Shows Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is Moving From Strikes to Sustained Pressure
Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have suspended civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian attacks on supply routes and energy facilities, suggesting Kyiv's strike campaign is producing visible logistics effects in the peninsula.
Russian Drone Strike on Merchant Vessel Puts Ukraine’s Maritime Trade Routes Back Under Pressure
A Russian drone attack that Ukrainian officials say hit three merchant vessels, killing an Egyptian crew member and damaging a Turkish-operated dry cargo ship, puts commercial shipping risk back at the centre of Ukraine's wartime trade problem.
Ukraine Strikes Oil Logistics and Air Defences on Both Sides of Crimean Bridge
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Russian oil transport, fuel storage, military logistics and air-defence assets around the Kerch Strait. Ukraine has claimed a co-ordinated strike on Russian oil, logistics and air-defence targets on both sides of the…
Taiwan’s Latest Military Drill Highlights a More Dangerous Status Quo
Taiwan’s armed forces will begin a five-day combat readiness exercise this week, marking another step in the island’s effort to reshape its military planning around a stark strategic reality: any future conflict with China may arrive with little warning. The…
Belarus is becoming Russia’s forward platform against Ukraine and NATO’s eastern flank
Zelenskyy's renewed demand that Belarus dismantle relay stations allegedly supporting Russian drone attacks turns attention to the technical infrastructure behind the air war, not only the launch sites and weapons.
Zelenskyy’s Belarus Ultimatum Turns Rear-Area Air Defence Into a NATO Concern
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's demand that Belarus remove equipment used in attacks on Ukraine within a week highlights the continuing role of Belarus as a rear-area platform for Russian pressure on Ukraine and NATO's eastern flank.
Ukraine’s Tyumen Refinery Strike Extends Pressure on Russia’s Energy Depth
A reported Ukrainian drone attack on the Tyumen oil refinery in western Siberia would mark a further expansion of Kyiv's long-range strike campaign, pushing pressure on Russia's refining network far beyond the border regions and Moscow.
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…
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…