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Ukraine intensifies drone strikes on Zaporozhye nuclear plant — envoy
Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik pointed out that drones targeted workers from the ZNPP repair division in Energodar
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AzerNews
· Jul 8, 2026
Ukrainian drones target major Russian petrochemical plant
Ukrainian drones targeted the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant, one of Russia's largest petrochemical enterprises, AzerNEWS reports.
EUobserver
· Jul 10, 2026
Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, day 1,598)
Ukrainian drones are quietly mauling Russia’s Azov fleet and missile industry even as a single mis‑sited ammunition depot in Vyshneve shows how one strike can turn a Kyiv neighbourhood into a toxic war zone within minutes.
Kyiv Post
· Jun 24, 2026
Mass Drone Assault Hits Orenburg Gas Megaplant 1,500 km From Ukraine
Explosions were reported overnight in Russia’s Orenburg region, where one of the country’s largest gas processing plants was allegedly targeted in a drone attack, with satellite data and monitoring channels indicating fires at the site. Separately, authorities in the Nizhny Novgorod region reported a drone strike on an industrial facility, with two people killed and two injured. Russia said air defenses downed hundreds of drones nationwide. Ukraine has not commented.
Intel Slava
· Jul 5, 2026
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.
— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.
Al Bawaba
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia
ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...
ArcaMax
· Jun 27, 2026
US-Iran truce tested by attacks on Bahrain, hit on Hormuz tanker
Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck on Saturday, adding fresh tension to the detente established in the wake of an interim U.S.-Iran peace deal signed earlier this month. Bahrain’s ...
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Related coverage for "Ukraine intensifies drone strikes on Zaporozhye nuclear plant — envoy": AzerNews — Ukrainian drones target major Russian petrochemical plant. EUobserver — Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, day 1,598). Kyiv Post — Mass Drone Assault Hits Orenburg Gas Megaplant 1,500 km From Ukraine. Intel Slava — 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.. Al Bawaba — Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia. ArcaMax — US-Iran truce tested by attacks on Bahrain, hit on Hormuz tanker