Illia Kabachynskyi

Unable to fully shield its skies from Russian ballistic missiles, Ukraine has begun a systematic campaign to destroy the capabilities that make those missiles possible.

With a drone strike on Russia’s biggest oil refinery in Omsk—more than 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s border—Ukraine crossed a strategic milestone. Every one of Russia’s 11 largest oil refineries has now been hit. This is the culmination of a campaign designed to steadily erode the financial foundation of Russia’s war effort.

Less than a year after setting the record for the longest one-way drone strike, Ukraine has broken it again. A Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s largest oil refinery—Omsk—roughly 2,500 km from the border. Kyiv’s deep-strike capabilities are evolving.

Residents had only minutes to reach shelter before explosions ripped through Kyiv once again. As emergency crews searched the rubble of collapsed apartment buildings, Russian missiles and drones continued flying overhead. In less than a week, Russia has killed more than 40 people in Kyiv alone, while nearly 200 others have been injured.

Russian ballistic missiles tore through sleeping Kyiv once again, hitting five districts and leaving destruction across 28 locations. The latest attack underscores a pattern: when Putin cannot stop Ukraine’s military successes, he tries to make up for those failures in the eyes of his own people by launching missile strikes on civilians.

Ukraine and Sweden have signed an agreement to supply modern Gripen fighter jets, strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses.