Zelenskyy received intelligence data on the consequences of "long-range sanctions": Russia is pulling air defense from regions to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge
Kyiv • UNN
Intelligence obtained internal Russian documents on the consequences of Ukrainian long-range sanctions. Russia is redeploying air defense from regions to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that intelligence had obtained internal Russian documents with a real assessment of the consequences of Ukrainian long-range sanctions, recorded the transfer of air defense systems by Russia from Russian regions to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge, and announced "new, entirely fair steps in response to Russia's prolongation of the war," writes UNN.
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"Report by the head of the GUR, Oleh Ivashchenko. First of all, we discussed the implementation of our long-range sanctions plan against Russia for this war and the steps necessary to bring peace closer," Zelenskyy wrote on social media.
As the President noted, "in particular, among the recent effective strikes on the territory of the occupier, it is worth noting the elimination of more than 60 thousand tons of ammunition at the Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg."
"In addition, the analysis conducted by military intelligence confirmed the achievement of the necessary goals from the list of Russian military production facilities. The Defense Forces of Ukraine accurately struck Russian enterprises that produce electronics and other critical components for the needs of the Russian army," the Head of State stated.
Also, intelligence obtained internal Russian documents with a real assessment of the consequences of Ukrainian long-range sanctions. Response measures by the Russian leadership to the current situation have also been recorded. One such measure is the relocation of air defense systems from Russian regions to Moscow and the Kerch Bridge. In fact, it is these two perimeters that the Russians have been ordered to defend at the expense of weakening other directions on their territory and in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. We will draw conclusions
He also added that "there was a separate report on the state of Russian missile production and strategic military aviation."
We are preparing new, entirely fair steps in response to Russia's prolongation of the war and strikes on the territory of Ukraine. It is important that as many Russians as possible come to understand that the war is being prolonged precisely by the refusal of the Russian leadership to engage in diplomacy. Ukraine has provided substantive diplomatic proposals. Thank you to everyone who defends our state and people!
Let us add
Ukraine has begun to regularly strike targets, including in the Moscow and other regions of Russia. June turned out to be very eventful in this regard.
In particular, on Friday, June 5, and on the night of Saturday, June 6, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of important military and logistical facilities of the Russian troops in the Leningrad region and Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.
Later, on the night of June 10, 2026, using FP-5 Flamingo missiles, manufactured by the Ukrainian company Fire Point, the enterprises "VNIIR-Progress" for the production of navigation systems for missiles and UAVs, as well as an oil refinery and a tanker of the Russian Federation's "shadow fleet," were struck.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strike on a military plant in Cheboksary with Flamingo missiles. The distance from the nearest section of active combat engagement in Ukraine to the facility, as stated by the General Staff, is over 900 km.
The struck enterprise is one of the key manufacturers of navigation equipment for high-precision weapons of the Russian Federation. The plant produces satellite navigation receivers and antennas of the "Kometa" type, which are used in Shahed (Geran-2) strike UAVs, Kalibr cruise missiles, Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems, as well as unified planning and correction modules for aerial bombs.
On June 16, in the Moscow region and Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian long-range UAVs FP-1 were recorded attacking oil facilities. Analysts indicate that the struck oil refinery is located approximately 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. It was about the strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery. It was attacked for the second time two days later – on June 18 – and ceased its operations.
Also, on June 20, in the Russian Federation, they reported an attack by drones on the Tyumen Oil Refinery (formerly the Antipinsky Oil Refinery).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes on the Moscow Oil Refinery and in the Rostov region. The strikes were carried out, in particular, by FP-1 strike drones, manufactured by the Ukrainian company Fire Point. The Russian Pantsir air defense system proved incapable of effectively countering the drones.
"Our long-range sanctions have reached the Tyumen region in Russia, that's also oil refining. More than two thousand kilometers from our state border. Effective. New modernized FP drones have been deployed: now they can reach targets at a distance of 3 thousand kilometers. Grateful to the engineers at Fire Point. Entirely fair responses to Russian strikes against our state. The plan of Ukrainian long-range sanctions is being implemented," - noted Zelenskyy.
In addition, on June 22, it became known about an attack on a plant in the Russian city of Voronezh. According to preliminary data, parts for Iskander-K and Kh-101 missiles were manufactured there.
As military analysts explain, the main effect of such attacks lies not only in the physical destruction of objects. They demonstrate to Russians that the war can no longer remain somewhere far from their megacities.
Furthermore, the strikes force Russia to spend enormous resources on protecting rear areas, transfer air defense systems from the front, and disperse military reserves, which weakens their offensive capabilities.