Successful Neptune, Flamingo, and Storm Shadow strikes doubled this fall, OSINT count shows
Moscow also claims it shot down four US-made Rusty Dagger missiles on 10 November.
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Drones hit Ust-Luga port near NATO’s border, starting a fire and injuring three workers
Latvia and Estonia issued air alerts, Finland restricted traffic, and NATO jets over Lithuania twice failed to down a drone.
Ukraine says it hit 12 Russian refineries in September. No refinery strikes reported since Trump’s “energy ceasefire”
Zelenskyy said Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities continued after Trump’s announcement, while Moscow had yet to confirm a ceasefire.
Ukraine says its strikes have knocked out more than 51% of Russia’s oil refining capacity
Production and procurement of Ukraine's long-range strike drones tripled this year, and the Defense Ministry plans to scale them further.
What does Ukraine’s new defense minister wear on his wrist? He did not mention it until reporter asked
Yevhenii Khmara's bracelet carries the names of fallen comrades, a US magazine reported.
Lukoil’s Perm refinery struck 1,530 km from Ukraine’s northern border, Kyiv confirms
The same overnight wave also hit a military airfield in Volgograd Oblast and left results in the Black Sea, the General Staff said.
Ukraine hits major Russian refinery and Black Sea oil terminal as drones strike substation powering occupied Crimea
Fires broke out at all three targets as occupied Crimea suffered a widespread blackout that halted electric transport in several cities.
Ukraine is turning its long-range strike campaign into a permanent military command
Ukraine is creating a dedicated command for long-range strikes alongside new Joint Rapid Reaction Forces in a restructuring of the Armed Forces aimed at strengthening deep-strike and frontline capabilities.
“Three-day war,” now in year five: Russia has missed 15 of its own deadlines to seize Donetsk Oblast since the 2022, Zelenskyy says
Moscow still holds short of the region after more than four years of the all-out war, even as it demands all of it at the negotiating table.
British-French Storm Shadow missiles took out a Russian command-and-control post on 25 May, per Ukraine
Russia announced a local missile alert in Luhansk around 16:30 on Monday. Ukraine's General Staff disclosed neither the exact target site nor the damage.
Six of ten Russian refineries hit by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces in May have stopped operating
Tuapse is indefinitely closed.
Ukraine strikes Kstovo refinery, supplying 30% of Moscow Oblast’s gasoline 800 km from border
It is at least the third strike since November on the same refinery.
Russia’s four-month budget deficit hit $75.4 billion — 50% above what Moscow planned for entire year
Ukrainian PM says even high oil prices aren't saving Russia. The IMF, citing those same prices, just raised its Russia forecast.
Moscow’s Victory Day ceasefire reduced combat but became Russia’s stockpile window, ISW finds
A Ukrainian brigade in the Lyman direction said Russia held Molniya drones back before the truce, then released them during the pause while bringing up reserves.
Bombs fall on Russia’s Leningrad Oblast for first time since WWII. Ukrainian military says they could be launched not from jet but A-22 civilian ultralight
These systems can strike targets up to 1,600 km away.
UK sends more Storm Shadows to Ukraine, Bloomberg sources say
Anonymous sources told Bloomberg the shipment aimed to ensure Kyiv is stocked ahead of the upcoming winter months.
Ukraine hits Russia’s Saratov oil refinery for the seventh time — but anti-drone mesh stops a strike on key unit
Footage shared by residents confirms the impact, with flames rising near key refinery structures under mesh netting.
Ukrainian drones ignite one of Russia’s largest gas plants 1,200+ km from front lines — Orenburg facility burns overnight (video)
Locals posted red‑sky photos. Later footage confirmed explosions and fires at Gazprom’s flagship facility after a night‑time strike.
Long-range strikes are the key to achieving peace – Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s long-range strikes hit strategic targets deep inside Russian territory, aiming to degrade military capacity and weaken infrastructure that supports Russia’s war effort.
German Chancellor: Russia’s “criminal regime” made diplomacy impossible, threatens entire Europe freedom
Friedrich Merz told lawmakers he would continue military assistance to Ukraine "despite opposition from the political left and the Russia-friendly right here in the house," framing the conflict as a threat to European political freedom.