All six Russian ballistic missiles fired on July 11 penetrated Ukrainian air defenses as Patriot interceptors ran critically low, killing at least 9 across Sumy, Kherson, and Kryvyi Rih over two days of strikes.
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Ukraine launches 40-day pressure campaign with record 660-drone barrage on Russia
Kyiv opens a 40-day SBU operation to compel Putin to the negotiating table, opening with a record overnight swarm of 660 drones across 13 Russian regions and Crimea.
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Ukraine destroys Saky airfield hangars and air defences, cutting Crimea power
Ukraine struck Saky airfield in Crimea on June 24, destroying four aircraft hangars and two Pantsir-S1 systems, leaving half the peninsula without electricity.
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Ukraine strikes Tyumen refinery 2,000 km inside Russia with new drones
Ukraine hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen Oblast on June 20, over 2,000 km from the border, as Zelenskyy disclosed new drones with a 3,000 km range capability.
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Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg oil terminal as Putin’s forum opens
Fifty drones struck a 12.5-million-tonne St. Petersburg oil terminal on June 3, blanketing the city in smoke as delegates arrived for Putin’s flagship annual economic forum.
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Drone strikes Barakah nuclear plant perimeter in first Gulf reactor attack
A drone breached UAE air defenses on May 17 to strike Barakah nuclear plant’s outer perimeter, causing no radiation leak but prompting IAEA alarm.
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Ukraine hits Moscow with largest drone strike in over a year
Ukraine launched roughly 500 drones overnight on May 17, killing four people including three in the Moscow region and striking debris near Sheremetyevo Airport.
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Latvia’s coalition collapses after Russian-redirected drone incursion
Latvia’s PM Evika Siliņa and Defence Minister Andris Sprūds both resigned after Russian-redirected drones crashed in Latgale, exposing security failures that brought down the governing coalition.
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Russia bombards Ukraine with 1,600 drones in the war’s largest aerial assault
Russia fired more than 1,600 drones and missiles at Ukraine over 30 hours on May 13-14, breaking every previous record for a single aerial offensive and killing at least 15 people.