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Ukraine’s drones have opened a summer window of opportunity behind Russian lines. Front-line soldiers tell Ukrainska Pravda the army is on track to waste it.
Ukrainian forces have stepped up their use of “midstrikes” — drones able to hit targets several dozen kilometers behind the front line. Their success, alongside that of “deepstrikes,” has fueled assertions that Ukraine has wrested back the initiative and blunted Russia’s advance. Ukrainska Pravda asked soldiers how much the strikes on the “middle rear” are actually changing the situation at the front. Most were cautious about the claim that Ukraine has “seized the initiative,” saying front-line troops don’t yet feel the effect — even as the outlet calls the strikes promising and says their full impact is unlikely to be felt until late summer or early fall.
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Al Jazeera English
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka
Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
Reuters
· Jul 1, 2026
Ukrainian troop rotation runs gauntlet of drones in Donetsk
Ukrainian National Guard troops rotating into frontline positions near the eastern city of Dobropillia navigated skies filled with drones as they moved to relieve exhausted comrades in the Donetsk region. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #donetsk
South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s 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 satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots have said. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine...
The Daily Beast
· 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.
Intel Slava
· Jul 1, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — WATCH: Russian drone units strike Ukrainian positions across multiple fronts.
— WATCH: Russian drone units strike Ukrainian positions across multiple fronts. Sever Group drones destroyed enemy Starlink user terminals and an AFU stronghold in the special military operation zone. Vostok Group strike UAV operators destroyed enemy artillery guns in Zaporizhzhia region. Tsentr Group drones eliminated an armoured vehicle, a hexacopter, a UAV command post, and neutralised AFU manpower in the Dobropolye direction.@IntelSlava
MS NOW
· 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.
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