Zelenskyy: Ukrainian drones will have a range of over 3,000 kilometers
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukrainian drones will be able to travel more than 3,000 kilometers, and Ukraine will continue to increase the range of strikes on Russian territory.
In an interview with the program "TSN. Tyzhden," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles will soon be capable of flights over 3,000 kilometers. He emphasized that the country will keep increasing the range of strikes against military and infrastructure targets in Russia.
Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine's defense forces and industry have started what he described as a process of "returning the war to Russia." He stated that daily Russian attacks will be met with escalating responses. "We will respond every day. Undoubtedly, there will be an increase every day," he said.
The president revealed that a recent strike on an oil refinery in the Tyumen region was carried out by a drone that traveled 2,500 kilometers, although the direct distance was 2,070 kilometers. New drones, according to him, will be able to cover distances exceeding 3,000 kilometers. "We will go further because we know where their military factories, oil bases, gas storage facilities, and so on are located. We need tools for longer distances, and we are doing that," Zelenskyy added.
He also pointed out that this year Ukraine has for the first time been able to "painfully reach" Russia, describing it as an element of justice that does not yet exist regarding Russia in the world. Earlier, on June 20, Zelenskyy reported that Ukrainian drones had struck the Tyumen oil refinery, located more than 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
