NEW DELHI: Within days of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meetings with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations in France, Ukraine launched one of its biggest long-range drone campaigns since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. The strikes reached hundreds of kilometres inside Russian territory, hitting oil refineries, fuel depots, defence industries, communications facilities and military logistics hubs, including sites near Moscow.

Ukraine says its long-range drones struck two major Russian oil refineries overnight, including the Slavyansk refinery in Krasnodar, as Kyiv intensifies attacks on Russia’s energy…

Recent drone attacks in the Moscow area reveal a multifaceted strategy.