On July 7, 2026, Ukraine conducted a potentially pivotal long-range offensive by targeting Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk, located approximately 2,700 kilometers from areas under Ukrainian control.

Ukraine’s deep drone strikes on Russian refineries are reshaping the war and pushing NATO toward a $40 billion counter-drone plan.

Kyiv announced a 40-day operation aimed at “pressuring Russia to end its war," prompting the Russian-installed occupation authorities in Crimea to announce a regional state of emergency on Friday. Vie

Ukraine intelligence indicates the country's stepped up drone strikes are forcing Russia to burn through interceptor missiles, possibly faster than it can build new ones.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that it launched a "massive strike using long-range precision air, land, and sea-based weapons and attack drones."

The long-range drone attacks are targeting Russian oil tankers, adding to that nation's burgeoning war-induced energy woes.

Russia has been using small drones ⁠flown ⁠via fibre-optic cables to bypass Ukrainian defences ⁠and damage high-voltage electricity substations in the frontline northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, open-source analysis ​shows.

The attack mostly targeted western regions of the country, the air force said, where much of the military aid provided by Ukraine's Western allies is believed to be delivered and stored.