{
  "id": 741653,
  "title": "Ukraine will shut down Russian military machine with precision deep strikes – Acting DM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/ukraine-will-shut-down-russian-military-machine-with-precision-deep",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/khmara-promises-to-ramp-up-deep-strikes-and-make-russia-burn-50632192.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara declared that Ukraine intends to dismantle the Russian military infrastructure with precision deep strikes. This statement came on August 12, following a successful military operation in Novorossiysk. He elaborated that a combined strike utilizing missiles, jet-powered drones, and naval drones was executed during the operation. Khmara emphasized that Russia's efforts were rendered powerless against the synchronized operation of Ukrainian weapons, attributing this success to the growing synergy within the Defense Forces. He further highlighted deep strikes into Russian territory as a top priority, pledging to intensify pressure through coordination with the Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, the General Staff, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and defense manufacturers. Following a meeting chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Khmara announced that Ukraine would escalate its operations with more potent weapons, achieving increased precision, thereby intensifying the pressure on Russia. The strategic operation in Novorossiysk, carried out overnight on August 12, targeted the Russian naval base in the Krasnodar Krai region. Among the weaponry employed were Palianytsia UAVs, Neptune missiles, and naval drones, including Palianytsia, Peklo, and Bars strike drones, R-360 Neptune cruise missiles, plus naval drones Sargan and Mamai. Following the attack, two of Russia's largest grain terminals in Novorossiysk, NKHP and Rostov-on-Don, were forced to halt operations, with NKHP, owned by the Russian state grain company OZK, sustaining damage. The strikes also disrupted water supply to over 260,000 residents in Novorossiysk. Analysts concluded that the operation significantly damaged grain, fuel, and oil export terminals, along with two Black Sea Fleet frigates, the Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, which had suffered damage near their Kalibr cruise missile launchers. Other vessels potentially impacted included a Project 266M minesweeper, the research vessel Viktor Cherokov, a Project 22160 patrol ship, the intelligence ship Priazovya, and an unidentified dry-cargo vessel. The operation's analysts deemed it among the most triumphant against a heavily fortified Russian city.",
  "summary": "Ukraine will \"shut down the Russian military machine\" by destroying infrastructure, fleet logistics, fuel facilities, and wartime enterprises, Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said in a statement on August 12 following a Ukrainian military operation in Novorossiysk.",
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  "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."
}