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Ukrainian Strikes Turn Crimea From Prize Asset to Liability for Putin

Wall Street Journal

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June 26, 2026

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Ukrainian Strikes Turn Crimea From Prize Asset to Liability for Putin

Kyiv’s campaign of drone strikes has caused a fuel and electricity crisis in the occupied Black Sea peninsula, triggering a state of emergency.

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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.

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.

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 7, 2026

Russia’s 11-Time-Zone War Just Backfired

Ukraine’s long-range strikes – reaching targets like Ufa, 930 miles from the front – are turning Russia’s size into a liability, argues Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart. Refineries, factories, and rail links across Russia’s 11 time zones can’t all be defended, straining fuel supplies, weapons production, and air defense simultaneously. This exposes fuel shortages, recruitment problems, and mutiny talk, undercutting Putin’s promise of a contained war and revealing Moscow’s struggle to protect what its war machine depends on.

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russian attack kills at least 20, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital

Russia said the attack – the second-deadliest on Kyiv so far this year – was in retaliation for recent strikes on its civil infrastructure.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russians attacking Ukrainian gas extraction facilities for second consecutive day

Russian forces once again deliberately targeted extraction assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, on 5 July. A number of facilities in Poltava, Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts have been struck simultaneously.

Daily Express

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· Jul 9, 2026

Panicking Putin makes dramatic move amid chronic fuel crisis - ‘in place until July 31’

Russia's oil industry has been targeted by Ukraine in a bid to destroy one of the Kremlin's main war revenue sources.

Foreign Policy

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia’s 11-Hour Assault on Kyiv

The deadly missile and drone bombardment was retaliation for recent Ukrainian attacks on critical Russian infrastructure.

Investing.com

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· Jun 29, 2026

Analysis-Russia pounds on the gates of Ukraine’s ’fortress belt’

Analysis-Russia pounds on the gates of Ukraine’s ’fortress belt’

The Moscow Times

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· Jun 28, 2026

Ukrainian Strike Kills 1 in Southern Russia, Refinery on Fire

Ukraine has targeted Russian energy infrastructure throughout the war in retaliation for Russian strikes on its civilians and energy infrastructure.

EUobserver

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· Jun 25, 2026

Putin keen to offset bad news on Crimea by capture of Kostyantynivka, as Russians advance by crawling between houses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,582)

Putin is betting on seizing Kostyantynivka to shift attention from Crimea. Intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten to sap his capacity to sustain a long, attritional push in Donbas.

NaturalNews.com

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russia and Ukraine Exchange 160 Prisoners of War in Latest Swap

(NaturalNews) Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner of war exchange on Friday, June 26 â“ with 160 servicemen returned to each side, the Russian Ministry of Defe...

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 6, 2026

Putin’s ‘Explosive’ New Humiliation Is Leaked

Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin could face a humiliating new setback as his war risks creating a banking crisis in Russia, according to a new report. The bloodthirsty Kremlin dictator launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The “special military operation,” as he called it, has become a protracted war with stubborn Ukraine not bowing to Russia’s imperial ambitions. This protraction, of course, costs money—meaning Putin has created a bubble that could soon burst, a European state intelligence report seen ​by Reuters has warned. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russia is striking civilians because it’s losing. Trump should use this moment

Unable to achieve significant gains on the battlefield, Russia has once again turned to terrorizing Ukraine’s civilian population. It launched a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region using drones and ballistic missiles. According to the latest reports, 34 people were injured and ten were killed. Meanwhile, Washington continues to debate how the war []

CityNews Montreal

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· Jul 12, 2026

Ukrainian attacks on Russia kill 1 as Kyiv continues to target oil tankers and refineries

A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three more, local officials said Sunday, as Kyiv’s forces continued to bombard Russia’s oil facilities. The head of Russia’s Samara region, Gov. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said that a child was among the injured. He also said that residential homes and apartment buildings were damaged in [] The post Ukrainian attacks on Russia kill 1 as Kyiv continues to target oil tankers and refineries appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 6, 2026

Ukraine war latest: For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv, killing at least 26 in mass missile attack

Key developments on July 6:For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv with mass missile attack, killing at least 26Russia’s largest oil refinery in flames as Ukraine strikes Omsk, 2,500 km away from borderUkraine strikes Russian oil refinery in YaroslavlRussia launched waves

DNyuz

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· Jul 5, 2026

Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.

Ukrainian soldiers fire rocket artillery toward Russian positions. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukraine is offering foreign fighters higher pay and longer contracts for dangerous front-line roles. Soldiers told Business Insider that the move could help address a major manpower challenge. However, success will depend on whether Kyiv can not only recruit troops, but also []

The Independent

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· Jul 10, 2026

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv attacks Russian ships near Crimea as Putin’s fuel crisis deepens

Key supplies of the missiles will arrive in the next few days

Syrian Arab News Agency

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russia, Ukraine exchange deep strikes as U.S. senators push new sanctions on Moscow

Capitals, July 11 (SANA) Russia and Ukraine exchanged long-range strikes over the past 24 hours, with Russian attacks killing four people and wounding others in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, while Ukrainian forces targeted oil infrastructure deep inside Russia, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian officials said Kyiv came under a ballistic missile attack early []

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 7, 2026

Attacks on SOCAR and the note of protest from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on July 5-6, 2026, affected facilities of the Azerbaijani oil and gas company SOCAR in the Mykolaiv region. Azerbaijan considers the repeated strikes to be deliberate and demands an investigation, explanations, and adherence to international obligations from Moscow.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 11, 2026

[Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— A series of Russian strikes hit targets in Odessa.

— A series of Russian strikes hit targets in Odessa. Enemy logistics facilities, a cargo ship of the Ukrainian shadow fleet flying a Saint Kitts and Nevis flag, and vehicles were struck. The port in Illyichevsk (Chornomorsk) was among the targets hit, with a strike also carried out on an ammunition warehouse within the port area.@IntelSlava

Russia Today

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· Jul 1, 2026

Bombed Ukrainian oligarch could expose Kiev’s corruption – former French spy

The Ukrainian millionaire sanctioned by Vladimir Zelensky and suspected of links to organized crime had allegedly become a nuisance to Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

Sky News Australia

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· Jul 2, 2026

'Trying to intimidate them': Russia targeting ‘random’ Ukrainian civilian buildings

​Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko says “Russians are targeting Ukrainian civilians”. “They are trying to intimidate them, trying to put pressure on them,” Mr Myroshnychenko told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. ​“During the last year, Russia’s attacks have intensified. ​“Now we see they just hit different random civilian buildings."

BRICS News

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· Jul 6, 2026

JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine with ballistic missiles.

JUST IN: Russia strikes Kyiv, Ukraine with ballistic missiles.@BRICSNews

Reuters

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russian commander tells Putin his forces captured Kostiantynivka

Russia's military said it took control of Kostiantynivka, a target that Moscow has long sought in its advance through the Donetsk region. Ukraine called the report a false claim. #russia #putin #kostiantynivka #ukraine #war

Off The Press

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· Jul 12, 2026

Ukraine attack on Russia oil infrastructure kills one, wounds three others

A Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Samara region left one person dead and three others injured Sunday, regional officials said, according to the Associated Press. Ukraine was targeting energy infrastructure inside Russian territory. Samara Gov. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said the wounded included a child and that the attack damaged homes, apartment buildings as well as an industrial []...Click to read more

Daily Mirror

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· Jun 22, 2026

Zelensky threatens to 'bring the war home to Russia' as Ukraine strikes both sides of Kerch Strait

Kyiv's two-pronged attacks deep inside Russia are biting hard on Putin's war economy, effecting civilians as attacks on Kerch Strait threaten to cut-off the Kremlin's military within Ukraine

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 30, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry Announces Targeting of Ukrainian Fuel Facilities and Military Sites on Multiple Fronts

Russian Defense Ministry Announces Targeting of Ukrainian Fuel Facilities and Military Sites on Multiple Fronts

Armstrong Economics

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· Jul 2, 2026

Ukraine Places Price Tag on Russian Lives – Gamified Warfare

War has now entered the video game stage. Ukraine has placed a literal price tag on Russian lives, paying soldiers roughly 2,200 for capturing an enemy combatant and around 330 for killing one in close combat when confirmed by video. This is the monetization of death. What better way to entice the youth than to []

Ya Libnan

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· Jun 24, 2026

Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia as the war shifts in Kyiv’s favor

Ukraine is basically demonstrating to the Russians that the cost of this war is only increasing. Not just for Putin’s regime but for ordinary Russians, as the war gets closer to their home PHOTO- Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony A string of political victories and deep-strike successes by Ukraine has revived hopes that the war could []

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

Ukrainian drones disabled 13 Russian power stations across occupied territory in 48 hours, commander says

The reported 48-hour operation targeted Russian-controlled energy infrastructure across occupied Crimea, Melitopol, Donetsk, and Luhansk as Ukraine intensifies strikes behind the front line.

TASS

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia, Ukraine hold prisoner exchange on '160 for 160' basis

According to Russia's Defense Ministry, the returned Russian servicemen are currently on the territory of the Republic of Belarus

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