Ukrainian forces struck a military target on Kronstadt island off St. Petersburg, Zelenskyy said.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Russia has resumed hitting Ukraine's grid substations heading into a war-strained year and just opened a new front across the Oskil river near Kupiansk, threatening both civilian heat and a fresh Ukrainian defensive collapse.
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"He said that Ukrainian forces also hit a military target on the island of Kronstadt, just off the coast of St. Petersburg."
"He said that Ukrainian forces also hit a military target on the island of Kronstadt, just off the coast of St. Petersburg."
"He said that Ukrainian forces also hit a military target on the island of Kronstadt, just off the coast of St. Petersburg."
"He said that Ukrainian forces also hit a military target on the island of Kronstadt, just off the coast of St Petersburg."
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- Russian forces established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oskil river north of Kupiansk
- Strikes on Ukrainian transmission substations resumed on Jun 26 after a five-week pause
- Russian Shahed-type drone output has reached roughly 190 airframes per week
- Neither side retains the capacity for a decisive offensive before autumn
- The EU approved a fourteenth military-assistance tranche including long-range strike systems