KYIV: At a secret location in rural Ukraine, columns of attack drones are assembled at night and in near silence to strike deep inside Russia. Their targets are strategic: oil refineries, fuel depots, and military logistics hubs. Since the summer, Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has ramped up dramatically, pounding energy infrastructure across Russia and stretching Moscow’s air defenses thin. Built from parts made in a scattered network of workshops, these drones now fly much further than at any point in the war.

Ukraine sent drones toward Moscow for the third consecutive night and targeted several other Russian regions, disrupting air traffic throughout the country and threatening an…

KYIV: At a secret location in rural Ukraine, columns of attack drones are assembled at night and in near silence to strike deep inside Russia. Their targets are strategic: oil…

The drones’ long-range missions target oil refineries and fuel depots