KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would continue carrying out long-range strikes against targets linked to Russia’s war effort, including facilities near Moscow, as Kyiv intensifies efforts to hit infrastructure it says supports Russia’s military operations.
Zelenskyy said recent Ukrainian operations against targets in Russia were a response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Ukrainian officials have described the strikes as aimed at weakening Russia’s ability to sustain the war, while Moscow has condemned the attacks as acts of aggression.
The Ukrainian president has previously defended strikes in the Moscow region, including attacks that Russian officials said targeted energy facilities. Zelenskyy said such operations were intended to pressure Russia and reduce resources available for its military campaign.
Russian authorities have reported Ukrainian drone attacks affecting areas around the capital and other regions, though casualty figures and damage assessments have varied depending on official accounts. Moscow has accused Kyiv of targeting civilian areas, while Ukrainian officials have said their strikes focus on military, industrial or logistical sites connected to Russia’s war effort.
The exchanges come as both sides continue long-range attacks more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has increasingly relied on domestically produced drones and other weapons systems to strike targets beyond the front line, while Russia has continued missile and drone attacks across Ukrainian territory.
Zelenskyy has said Ukraine’s military strategy includes expanding its ability to conduct strikes at greater distances. In a recent address, he said Ukrainian long-range operations had targeted Russian logistics and industrial facilities and that additional operations would follow.
The Kremlin has not indicated any change in its position that Ukraine’s attacks on Russian territory are unacceptable. Russian officials have repeatedly said such strikes would be met with responses, while Ukraine has maintained that it has the right to hit infrastructure it considers part of Russia’s military capability.
No independent assessment was immediately available confirming the full impact of the latest reported strikes or the extent of damage to targeted facilities. Ukrainian officials said their long-range campaign would continue as the war remains ongoing.
