{
  "id": 319966,
  "title": "Maps show Ukraine's extensive reach into Russian territory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/maps-show-ukraines-extensive-reach-into-russian-territory",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T19:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/maps-show-ukraine-extensive-reach-into-russian-territory/107008704"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On June 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a 40-day strike campaign against Russia, aiming to bring the war to Russian soil and secure its end. Ukrainian forces have since intensified attacks with long-range missile strikes, hitting key supply lines and causing fuel shortages in Russia. Analysts say these strikes are straining Russian businesses, people, and air defenses.\n\nIn the 40-day campaign, Ukraine extended its reach into Russian territory further than ever before, striking an oil refinery in Omsk more than 2,700 kilometers from Ukrainian-held land. Zelenskyy stated that no Russian oil refinery is beyond the reach of Ukrainian weapons. Over the campaign, Ukraine conducted at least 100 successful strikes against Russia, according to the Security Service.\n\nDefence expert Jennifer Parker noted that the war has evolved from a stalemate on the frontline to a battle of long-range strikes, with wider implications for modern warfare. While Ukraine initially lacked weapons capable of reaching the Russian capital, improved locally made long-range drones now allow strikes deeper inside Russia, targeting economic and energy infrastructure.\n\nUkraine has ramped up attacks on Russia's oil infrastructure, with CNN analysis showing oil facilities were hit more than 130 times in the fourth year of the war. The Moscow Refinery, which supplies 40% of Moscow's fuel, including 70% of gasoline, has been severely damaged by Ukrainian strikes. Wildberries, a major Russian online retailer, has also been targeted, causing economic pressure and raising concerns about the potential for civilian information leaks.",
  "summary": "Ukraine's recent 40-day campaign to launch attacks into Russian territory is straining Russian businesses, people, and air defences, according to analysts. The campaign includes long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, with Ukraine hitting another oil refinery in Russia.\n\nRussia has been carrying out near-daily drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions, exploiting Ukraine's strained air defences. At least four people, including a child, were killed in one such attack.\n\nThere have been reports that Ukraine had sought to use Elon Musk's Starlink technology to target Russian positions, but Musk has declined, citing concerns about escalating the war. Ukraine's former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has been in informal talks with Musk, but no agreement has been reached.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/ukraine-braces-for-winter-power-crisis-after-russian-strikes-zelensky",
        "published": "2026-08-08T19:48:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "'We understand all their weak points' — Zelensky 'satisfied' with Ukraine's '40-day campaign,' suggests more strikes on Russian logistics planned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/we-understand-all-their-weak-points-zelensky-satisfied-with-ukraines",
        "published": "2026-08-08T22:55:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}