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Russia Chokes Ukraine's Lifelines By Crippling Depots, Power Grids, and Drone Factories

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July 13, 2026

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Russia Chokes Ukraine's Lifelines By Crippling Depots, Power Grids, and Drone Factories

Russian forces hit Ukrainian fuel-energy and transport infrastructure, as well as fuel and ammunition depots, the Defense Ministry said Monday.

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Euromaidan Press

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· Jun 27, 2026

Russian drone and missile strikes hit farms, Naftogaz facilities, and Sumy in 24-hour assault across Ukraine

Cluster warheads, FPV drones, Herberia strikes: Russia targets Ukrainian farms and energy infrastructure in 24-hour wave

Nepal News

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· Jul 13, 2026

रुसमा युक्रेनी ड्रोन आक्रमणमा चार जनाको मृत्यु, सात घाइते

मस्को। रुसमा सोमबार भएको युक्रेनी ड्रोन आक्रमणमा परी चार जनाको मृत्यु भएको छ भने सात जना घाइते भएका छन्। स्थानीय अधिकारीका अनुसार आक्रमणका अधिकांश घटना मस्को क्षेत्र आसपास केन्द्रित थिए। क्रेमलिनको निरन्तर आक्रमणको जवाफस्वरूप युक्रेनले रुसमाथिका ड्रोन आक्रमण तीव्र बनाएको छ। किएभले रुसी ऊर्जा संरचना तथा अन्य रणनीतिक क्षेत्रमा गरिएका आक्रमणलाई आफ्नो प्रतिरक्षात्मक कदमका रूपमा []

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 27, 2026

Russian forces attack Ukraine's gas infrastructure in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts

Russian forces have carried out large-scale attacks on production facilities belonging to Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts.

CBC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russia, one of the world's biggest oil exporters, moves to import fuel as drone strikes squeeze supply

For weeks, Ukraine has been launching drone strikes against Russian refineries, creating a fuel crisis that has triggered restrictions and long lines at the pump. Now, the Kremlin has taken the rare step to look outside the country to bolster fuel supplies.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 24, 2026

Ukraine drones knock out power in Russia-held Crimea’s biggest city

Ukrainian drones knocked out power in Sevastopol, the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea, on Wednesday and targeted facilities in central and southern Russia, local officials said, underscoring the reach of Kyiv’s attacks on energy infrastructure. Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes this year, pushing up petrol prices in Russia, where ‌authorities have limited sales in some regions. Fuel shortages have been particularly acute on the Crimean...

Daily Sabah

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russian jammers target Musk's Starlink to blunt Ukraine drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian 'mid-strike' drone attacks by ​camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink sate...

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea

MOSCOW: Serangan besar-besaran tentera Ukraine ke atas Semenanjung Crimea yang dikuasai Russia mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya empat nyawa, selain memaksa pihak berkuasa yang disokong Moscow pada Ahad menggantung jualan bahan api di wilayah berkenaan, semalam. Ukraine mengesahkan pihaknya menyasarkan fasiliti ketenteraan dan tenaga di Crimea yang menjadi pangkalan logistik utama Moscow sepanjang kempen ketenteraan selama empat tahun ... Read more The post Russia sekat jualan bahan api selepas Ukraine serang Crimea appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

EUobserver

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russia bombs petrol stations while Ukraine targets bridges, in all-out war on enemy logistics (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,586)

Ukrainian drones and missiles torch Russian oil depots and arms plants. Putin is scrambling to stop fuel queues snaking through Moscow.

Intel Slava

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· Jun 21, 2026

[Photo] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.Russian aviation, dr [...]

— Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.Russian aviation, drones, missile troops, and artillery struck military airfield infrastructure, oil refineries, fuel and energy facilities, transport infrastructure, fuel depots, logistics hubs, drone production workshops, and Ukrainian/foreign mercenary deployment areas across 147 locations.In Krasny Liman, Russian assault units captured 12 Ukrainian strongholds and cleared 53 buildings in the city’s northwest.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 104 buildings over the past 24 hours, continuing to clear remaining Ukrainian groups in the southwest.Russian Aerospace Forces struck Ukrainian command posts using FAB-500 aerial bombs and Kh-39 LMUR missiles.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@IntelSlava

AzerNews

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine's drone campaign turning Russia's oil system into new frontline

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken a highly destructive turn along the frontlines and border zones, shifting the focus of tactical strikes heavily onto retail energy networks. In recent months, Russian forces have initiated a systematic campaign targeting civilian petrol stations within a 30 to 50-kilometer radius of the Ukrainian border. Utilizing a combination of kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and precision guided missiles, these strikes have left hundreds of local distribution points in ruins across regions like Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.

USA TODAY

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia launches a deadly and massive attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian officials said Russia fired nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles overnight, damaging homes, businesses and other infrastructure. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/02/russia-strikes-kyiv-ukraine-war/90780855007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Reuters

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine targets Russian supply routes and counters Starlink jamming

Russia is disguising military cargoes in civilian vehicles and trying to jam Starlink satellite internet connections to counter drone strikes, Ukrainian drone commanders say. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #russia #ukraine #starlink Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3RsSAZT 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 10, 2026

Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages

Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin has been backed into an embarrassing corner as Ukrainian drones strike deeper and deeper inside Russia.For several weeks, Ukraine has been launching waves of drone attacks into Russia, targeting cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and the country’s oil refineries, which are vital to funding the Kremlin’s invasion efforts.Until now, Ukraine’s drone strikes had been largely limited to targets within around 1,000 miles of Kyiv-controlled territory. However, on Monday, Ukraine was able to send drones to the Siberian city of Omsk, more than 2,000 miles from Kyiv, targeting Russia’s largest refinery and a crude distillation unit.Read more at The Daily Beast.

MS NOW

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.

Meduza.io

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· Jun 29, 2026

Ukrainian drones have struck nearly every major Russian refinery. Which facilities have yet to be hit?

Ukrainian forces have been systematically targeting Russian oil refineries. By the end of May 2026, the Reuters news agency reported, not a single major refinery in the European part of Russia had escaped a Ukrainian drone attack. Many have been hit multiple times. The strikes have forced plants to cut or halt production, setting off a large-scale fuel crisis across the country.

Huffington Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia Reports One Of The Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Its Soil And Annexed Crimea

In an effort to turn the tables on Moscow's grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have been battering targets behind the front line and deep inside Russia.

The Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

How Ukraine’s devastating drone attacks triggered Russia’s fuel shortage crisis

Ukraine’s persistent drone attacks have crippled Russian oil refineries across the country

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russia’s Empty Tank (And What This Means)

For the first time, millions of Russians are feeling the war in their everyday lives. Drones are flying overhead with little resistance and turning oil refineries into fireballs. The result is that they are short on fuel and need to queue up in long lines for gasoline. What’s worse is they realize they can no longer afford the luxury of ignorance and indifference about their war on Ukraine.

Le Monde

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries are triggering shortages and rising discontent

For the past three months, Kyiv's drones have targeted Russian refineries, ports, depots and pipelines, causing ripple effects throughout the Russian economy. Gasoline has become scarce at service stations.

TASS

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russia establishes control over settlement of Bachevsk in Sumy region — defense ministry

In addition, Russian troops also struck fuel and energy complex and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian military

Euronews

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· Jul 1, 2026

Ukraine hits Russia's Ufa oil refinery for second time in a week, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals, storage depots and pipeline pumping stations, for months.

teleSUR English

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russia Downs 519 Drones as Ukraine Reports Heavy Strikes

Ukraine attacked over 20 regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Leningrad, Moscow, Rostov and Yaroslavl. On Monday, Russia Defense Ministry confirmed that its air defense systems downed 519 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, while Kiev reported that a Russian missile and drone attack on the capital left at least 11 people dead and dozens injured. RELATED: []

Defence Blog

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· Jun 21, 2026

Ukraine’s drone hunters can’t keep up with Russia’s fastest drones

Ukraine’s drone interceptor crews cannot reliably chase down Russia’s new jet-powered attack drones because their aircraft simply are not fast enough to catch them before their batteries run out, a frontline Ukrainian air defense commander has revealed in an interview to Militarnyi. The commander, who goes by the call sign “Ramzes” and leads the anti-drone []

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 13, 2026

Russian drone crashes in Moldova, attacks across Ukraine injure at least 57

The cross-border incident came as Russia launched three Kh-59/69 guided missiles and 134 attack and decoy drones overnight, Ukraine's Air Force said.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian Forces Target Defense Industry Facilities in Kyiv in Response to Ukrainian Terrorist Attacks

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian Forces Target Defense Industry Facilities in Kyiv in Response to Ukrainian Terrorist Attacks

Associated Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

Rescuers pull injured from rubble in Kyiv as Russian attack kills at least 8

Russian missiles and drones kill at least 8 people in Kyiv, causing damage across Ukrainian capital. #russia #ukraine #kyiv Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Sweden Herald

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia: At least 30 Ukrainian drones shot down near Moscow

Russia: At least 30 Ukrainian drones shot down near Moscow

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia reports downing 660 Ukrainian drones, denies seeking Belarus war aid

The drone attack is one of Kyiv's biggest of the war, sustaining pressure on Russia as it struggles with fuel shortages.

Modern Diplomacy

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· Jul 1, 2026

Targeting Critical Infrastructure as a Modern Warfare Tactic

The 24th June Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian-occupied Sevastopol resulted in a complete power outage, requiring authorities to declare a “state of emergency.” The power cuts spread to nearby regions, including parts of Russian-occupied Kherson. The widespread damage caused by the Ukrainian drone strikes brings out a pattern in today’s warfare – critical infrastructure is [] The post Targeting Critical Infrastructure as a Modern Warfare Tactic appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Sputnik

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· Jul 4, 2026

Putin Betting on Attrition to Outlast Ukraine and West – Military Expert

With its superior industrial base and ability to maintain larger numbers of trained soldiers, Russia can maintain pressure on both Ukraine and its backers until either of them cracks, USMC veteran and geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic tells Sputnik.

NPR News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia

Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets.

Fark

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· Jun 27, 2026

Day 1,585 of WW3: Drones strike Russian oil pumping station supplying Moscow, vital for transferring diesel fuel to the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline and Baltic Sea ports. This is your Saturday Ukraine invasion conversation [News]

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