Ukraine Strikes Over 100 Russian Strategic Targets in 40-Day Campaign

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has conducted a significant 40-day campaign targeting over 100 strategic Russian objectives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on June 25. The strikes aimed to systematically degrade Russia's military-industrial complex, aviation bases, air defense systems, command posts, and naval assets.

According to the SBU, the operation resulted in the destruction of more than 21,000 units of military equipment and weapons, alongside the reported killing of nearly 5,000 Russian soldiers. A key focus was the systematic destruction of Russia's fuel and energy infrastructure, with strikes hitting 14 oil refineries, dozens of oil depots, and other related facilities within the 40-day period.

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The work to reduce Russia's military-economic potential will continue.

The SBU also reported attacks on several tankers, including "Blue," "Louise 1," "Banda," and "Avero," as well as two cargo ships subject to international sanctions. The agency stated that the campaign's primary goal was to simultaneously weaken key elements of Russia's war machine and its military-economic potential.

President Zelenskyy, in coordination with SBU acting head Major General Oleksandr Poklad, has approved further operations. Zelenskyy announced the launch of this operation on June 25, stating its purpose was to pressure the aggressor state into ending the war.

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The operation was launched to put pressure on the aggressor state with the aim of encouraging it to stop the war.