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Fire burning at Russia's Volgograd oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2026.
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Ukraine’s deep strikes make Russians feel the war

by Tania Myronyshena

Ukraine has increasingly pursued a strategy of "bringing the war back to Russia" — aiming to erode the perception that the full-scale invasion is distant and cost-free for Russian society. This approach was explicitly articulated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2025, as Ukraine significantly expanded its deep-strike campaign inside Russia. "The war was brought from Russia, and it is to Russia that the war must be pushed back. They must be the ones forced into peace. They are the ones who mu

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's air defense downs 97% of Russian kamikaze drones in rare mass daytime strike

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