Staffan Widstrand

🇺🇦🇷🇺 ZELENSKYY WARNS PUTIN: RUSSIA WILL NO LONGER ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS OWN WAR Ukraine is preparing to intensify strikes against Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow’s renewed air campaign, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning that Russia can no longer expect to attack Ukrainian territory without suffering consequences at home. “It will no longer be the case that only the country under attack suffers. The nature of war is now such that the aggressor will suffer as well. Technology makes this possible.” Zelenskyy’s warning reflects Ukraine’s growing investment in domestically developed long-range drones and missiles, which allow Kyiv to reach targets far beyond the front lines. Russian oil refineries are particularly important because fuel production supports military logistics while petroleum revenues remain a major source of income for the Russian economy. By expanding attacks on these facilities, Ukraine aims to increase the economic and logistical costs of Moscow’s invasion while responding to Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. The strategy also marks a change in the balance of vulnerability. Russia’s geographical depth once offered considerable protection to industrial facilities far from the battlefield. Long-range Ukrainian weapons are increasingly challenging that advantage. Zelenskyy’s message to Moscow is straightforward: as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv intends to expand the scale and reach of its response.