Russian Mass Missile-and-Drone Strikes on Ukrainian Infrastructure
Key Questions
What targets is Ukraine striking in its deep strike campaign?
Ukraine is targeting Russian fuel logistics, refineries, shadow fleet vessels, and supply lines to Crimea. Recent strikes hit 13 substations in occupied Crimea and multiple Wildberries logistics hubs.
How much damage has Ukraine inflicted on Wildberries warehouses?
Strikes on Wildberries hubs have destroyed 7% of storage capacity, with cumulative losses of $420M in warehouses and $1.91B in goods. Multiple waves of attacks occurred in St. Petersburg, Simferopol, and Kirov.
What is Operation MoLoChKa and its results?
Operation MoLoChKa involves Ukrainian strikes on Russian shadow fleet vessels, hitting 172 ships so far. It aims to disrupt Russia's maritime logistics in the Black and Azov Seas.
Has satellite imagery confirmed any aircraft losses?
Satellite imagery confirms the destruction of a Tu-95 bomber at Engels airbase. Ukraine also reported its first confirmed F-16 air-to-air kill.
What strikes occurred on July 23-24?
Ukrainian forces struck a tanker in the Black Sea, a pontoon bridge in Donetsk, and a personnel concentration in Horlivka. These actions targeted Russian logistics and troop positions.
What questions arise from Fedorov's firing?
Fedorov's dismissal raises concerns about the future tempo of Ukrainian strikes. However, operations continue at a high volume despite the leadership change.
How many substations were hit in Crimea recently?
Ukrainian forces struck 13 substations in occupied Crimea between July 21-22. These attacks further degrade Russian power infrastructure in the region.
What is the broader goal of Ukraine's interdiction efforts?
The campaign seeks to disrupt Russian fuel supplies, logistics, and Crimea connections. It includes strikes on refineries, vessels, and warehouses to impose cumulative economic and military costs.
Recent reports describe outages in several regions, including roughly 370,000 people reportedly losing power in Volyn and Rivne, with some reconnections and repairs. New reports say six ballistic missiles struck Zaporizhstal and repeat Russian Ministry of Defence claims of overnight strikes on steel plants, a Zhytomyr substation, and a cargo vessel; damage and operational or logistics effects are not established, and Reuters could not independently verify the ministry’s claims.