President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, July 26, that Ukraine has approved an updated list of priority targets for long-range strikes inside Russia as Kyiv seeks to increase pressure on Moscow’s military and economic capabilities. According to a post published on Zelensky’s official Telegram channel following a meeting on Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign, the revised target list reflects areas expected to have the greatest impact on Russia’s ability to continue the war.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Today we approved the continuation of our operations and updated the list of priority targets in line with their real impact on Russia and its ability to continue and prolong this war,” Zelensky wrote. He said the campaign is intended to increase pressure on Russia by disrupting weapons component production, inflicting losses on the country’s oil industry and other sectors of its economy, and bringing the consequences of the war back to Russian territory. More than 1,000 long-range strike missions completed Zelensky said Ukraine has carried out more than 1,000 long-range strike missions since launching what he described as a campaign of “long-range sanctions” earlier this year. According to the president, Ukrainian forces have struck oil facilities, critical military production sites and strategically important logistics infrastructure across Russia. He added that Ukrainian drones have already demonstrated the ability to reach targets more than 3,000 kilometers (1,865 miles) away, including in the Ural region, Siberia and other areas far from Moscow.
Zelensky Says Ukraine Updated Priority Targets for Long-Range Attacks on Russia
The campaign is intended to increase pressure on Russia by disrupting weapons component production







