{"id":7551,"date":"2026-07-04T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:49:53","slug":"kiev-targets-moscow-with-drones-after-major-battlefield-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/kiev-targets-moscow-with-drones-after-major-battlefield-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiev targets Moscow with drones after major battlefield loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Putin has warned that any \u201cterrorist\u201d PR stunts would only lead to the loss of more territory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 60 long-range Ukrainian drones were downed en route to the Russian capital overnight, after Moscow announced the liberation of the key Ukrainian stronghold\u00a0of Konstantinovka and warned Kiev against targeting civilians to simulate\u00a0\u201cimaginary achievements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said at least 62 drones had been intercepted in the Moscow Region on Saturday. The raid came just hours after the Defense Ministry briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of Konstantinovka in the northwest of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic (DPR).<\/p>\n

The mayor reported no casualties or damage on the ground, adding that emergency services swiftly responded to all of the sites where debris fell.<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov said an overnight drone attack targeted an oil terminal in the city, and that a total of 72 UAVs were intercepted. There were no casualties and the aftermath of the incident has been fully dealt with, he added. Debris from one of the UAVs fell in the suburb of Peterhof, home to an 18th-century imperial palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s air defenses intercepted a total of 389 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Escalating long-range attacks on Russian infrastructure, including oil refineries and bridges in border regions, have become a key element of Kiev\u2019s war strategy, as manpower shortages have prevented it from turning the tide on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

On Friday alone, a woman was killed<\/a> by a missile strike in Russia\u2019s Belgorod Region, while a drone attack on a market in Tokmak, Zaporozhye Region, left five residents dead<\/a> and another 18 injured.<\/p>\n

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Putin issues warning to Kiev and its \u2018instigators\u2019 (VIDEO)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

During Friday\u2019s command-post briefing, Putin warned that Kiev could resort to \u201cterrorist\u201d<\/em> actions in an attempt to prove its usefulness to Western sponsors after losing ground in Donbass.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo reinforce their legends and lies, their false statements, the opponent may take certain actions of a diversionary-terrorist nature, carry out raids \u2013 even with small forces, but with great propaganda pomp \u2013 in order to confirm their theses about imaginary achievements,\u201d<\/em> Putin said.<\/p>\n

The Russian president also warned that continued attacks on civilian sites would only force Moscow to push Ukrainian forces farther from Russia\u2019s borders in Sumy, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk regions.<\/p>\n

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Kiev ablaze as Russia targets Ukrainian war infrastructure (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe more strikes the opponent attempts to deliver against our civilian sites\u2026 the larger the security zone we will have to create on the adjacent territory,\u201d<\/em> Putin said, calling the territory in question \u201chistorically Russian land.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In the meantime, Moscow has vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine\u2019s military-industrial infrastructure and facilities supporting its operation, after Russian attacks in June already degraded Kiev\u2019s ability<\/a> to produce long-range weapons and strike targets deep inside Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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