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Ukraine’s Defense & Military Developments (1/3)
>>> Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air-defense system and struck a NEBO-U long-range radar in Russia’s Rostov region, degrading low-altitude coverage and early-warning capability along the Azov–Donbas axis.

>>> The Ukrainian Navy conducted a coordinated long-range strike that hit the Oryol Thermal Power Plant and the Novobryansk electrical substation, disrupting power and heat supplies linked to Russian military industry.

>>> Ukrainian drones targeted the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl, with fires reported at primary processing units; the action compounded earlier attacks that Kyiv officials say have cut Russia’s fuel processing capacity by roughly one-fifth this year.

>>> Air-defense units reported engaging a massive Russian raid, downing or jamming 108 aerial targets—including an Iskander-M missile—out of 145 launched, reducing the effectiveness of overnight strikes on critical infrastructure.

>>> SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk said Ukraine has carried out more than 160 successful strikes on Russian oil infrastructure in 2025, contributing to a reported ~20% fuel shortage, and assessed that 48% of Pantsir systems lost this year were destroyed by Ukrainian means.

>>> Malyuk added that one of Russia’s “Oreshnik” early-warning systems was destroyed in 2023 at Kapustin Yar, underscoring Ukraine’s ability to pressure elements of Russia’s strategic triad.

>>> President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the “Flamingo” Ukrainian cruise missile has been used nine times in combat and hinted at imminent long-range strikes on targets inside the Russian Federation, reinforcing a strategy of deep interdiction.