Ukraine Unleashes Long-Range Strikes, Crippling Russian Oil Hubs and Air Defenses

Ukraine Unleashes Long-Range Strikes, Crippling Russian Oil Hubs and Air Defenses Ukraine is conducting a coordinated campaign of deep strikes, systematically targeting critical Russian oil infrastructure and advanced air defense systems far behind the front lines, new attacks and military footage reveal. The strategy aims to choke off the revenue funding Russia's war machine and degrade its ability to protect key assets. In one of the most significant recent strikes, Ukrainian forces set the massive Feodosiia Marine Oil Terminal in Crimea ablaze, with the fire visible from more than 20 kilometers away and confirmed by NASA satellite data [123982]. This facility is a major fuel logistics hub for Russian forces in the occupied south. Simultaneously, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly hit the Ust-Luga complex, a vital Russian oil terminal on the Baltic Sea that processes fuel for export [123057]. These attacks have caused significant fires and disrupted operations, demonstrating Ukraine's growing capability to strike economic targets hundreds of miles from Ukrainian territory. In a separate development, the Ukrainian military has deployed a powerful new weapon for the first time. The navy released video showing the combat use of a Swedish-made RBS 15 cruise missile, a "sea-skimmer" known for flying as low as two meters above water to evade radar [123056]. While designed to sink warships, Ukraine fired the missile from a ground-based launcher, showcasing its adaptable use of Western-supplied long-range systems. Further east, in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian forces successfully destroyed several high-value Russian air defense units, including a Buk-M3 and a Tor-M2 missile launcher [123982]. They also struck a Zoopark-1M counter-battery radar, a system used to locate the origin of Ukrainian artillery fire. A military spokesperson described eliminating this radar as a priority, calling it "a fierce enemy" of Ukrainian gunners [123982]. In response to the damage inflicted by these strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly proposed a mutual "energy ceasefire" to Russia, offering to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow stops targeting Ukrainian power plants and electrical grids [122336]. The offer was communicated through United States mediators. The proposal follows Ukrainian assessments that their long-range strikes have disabled a significant portion of Russia's seaborne oil export capacity [122398]. Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Hub, Hunts Air Defenses Deep in Occupied Territory Ukraine Targets Russia's Baltic Oil Lifeline Ukraine Fires Swedish "Sea Skimmer" Missile in Combat Debut Ukraine Proposes "Energy Truce" to Russia, Zelensky Says Ukraine Proposes "Energy Ceasefire" After Hitting Russian Oil