“We are ensuring the results Ukraine needs so that the aggressor state cannot keep the war ‘somewhere over there,’”
In an overnight address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on a recent wave of drone strikes targeting Russia, including an attack on Moscow that killed a six-month-old child and disrupted fuel supplies. Zelensky characterized these operations as bringing the conflict back to Russian territory, explaining that his country is working to prevent the aggressor from treating the war as something remote. The remarks came amid a broader Ukrainian campaign using increasingly large drone swarms to hit Russian refineries and infrastructure, causing gasoline shortages and airport closures. Russia’s defense ministry reported shooting down hundreds of drones, while President Vladimir Putin stated the attacks, though painful, would not stop Moscow’s territorial objectives in eastern Ukraine. The exchange underscores how Ukraine’s expanded domestic drone production has shifted the war’s dynamics, eroding Russia’s ability to shield its society from the fighting.
- bostonglobe.com ↗︎01 JUL 2026