Volodymyr Zelensky says "press for an end to the war" after 40‑day long‑range strike campaign

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, announced on June 26 that he had ordered a 40-day offensive of long-range attacks intended to push Moscow to stop the war. Over that period, which ended this week, Ukrainian forces hit targets farther inside Russia than ever before, including an Omsk refinery roughly 2,700 kilometers from Ukrainian-held territory; Reuters reported the refinery halted operations. Ukraine’s security service said at least 100 strikes succeeded. According to analysts, the attacks disrupted Russian fuel supplies, raised economic strains, and tested air defenses. Ukraine also struck Wildberries warehouses; the Kremlin rejected claims that the warehouses supplied Russia’s military. The escalation marks a shift from eastern front-line stalemate toward a long-range duel, reshaping modern warfare, experts said.