Ukraine's First Separate Center of Unmanned Systems is conducting deep drone strikes into Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine, employing Fire Point drones with 800-1,200 mile ranges. On June 18, Ukraine launched its largest drone offensive yet on Moscow, hitting an oil refinery and causing "oil rain," as residents reported.
These strikes, scaled up in 2024, aim to isolate Crimea by targeting supply routes, bridges, and oil refineries. The campaign has helped Ukraine gain momentum in the war of attrition, with President Zelenskyy said over 356,000 Russian targets were struck last year. George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War highlights these daily launches generate substantial damage, upsetting the Kremlin. The strikes have caused a decline in Russian oil output has declined and led to fuel rationing in Moscow and parts of northern Russia, acting as "Ukrainian sanctions" to weaken Russia's war machine and achieve a peace favorable to Ukraine.
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