KYIV — Ukrainian long-range strike operations have successfully eliminated more than 60,000 tons of ammunition at a Russian Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg.
The announcement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via Telegram following a comprehensive briefing from Oleh Ivashchenko, the chief of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR). The operation underscores Kyiv’s expanding capability to systematically target military production and supply hubs deep inside internationally recognized Russian territory.
Decelerating the Baltic Fleet: The St. Petersburg Striking Campaign
The destruction of the massive ammunition depot caps off a coordinated asymmetric drone campaign that began in early June, intentionally timed to overlap with the opening of Russia’s premiere corporate convention, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Beyond the strategic ammunition cache, Ukrainian joint forces successfully penetrated deep airspace to cripple vital industrial and logistical sectors:
- The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal: Drone salvos triggered massive blazes at the JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal—one of northwestern Russia’s largest fuel nodes—located roughly 1,100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The strikes forced authorities to trigger the emergency “Kover” security protocol at Pulkovo Airport, crippling regional commercial aviation.
- Kronstadt Naval Base: SBU and Drone Force operatives confirmed precise detonations targeting purely military naval infrastructure inside the heavily fortified Kronstadt complex.
- Military Hardware & Electronics: Preemptive strikes also leveled Russian facilities tasked with manufacturing advanced radio-electronics and critical tech components destined for front-line military hardware.
Kyiv Long-Range Attrition Dashboard (June 2026 Operations)
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Baltic Fleet Arsenal Strike --> Over 60,000 tons of active munitions eliminated.
Dubna Satellite Center Target--> MARK-IV 32m antenna module & software hub shattered.
Logistical Bottleneck --> Pulling air defenses from frontiers to guard Moscow.
Distance Horizon --> Operations successfully executing 1,100+ km from border.
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Blindspots in the Sky: The Dubna Space Communications Strike
Simultaneously, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released verified damage assessments regarding a highly complex early-morning drone raid against the Dubna Space Communications Center (SCC) in the Moscow region.
As Russia’s largest terrestrial satellite communications complex, the Dubna SCC serves as the central nervous system for the Russian Ministry of Defense’s military reconnaissance, satellite relays, and real-time troop coordination.
The targeted strike successfully neutralized:
- The MARK-IV Modular Array: Direct impact heavily damaged the 32-meter MARK-IV satellite dish antenna complex and its immediate technical containment structures.
- The Software & Command Hub: Structural explosions partially collapsed the main production and administrative building, destroying ground control infrastructure and the network’s central sat-com master control boards.
Kremlin Defenses Under Severe Strain
Zelensky noted that intercepted internal Russian assessments prove that Kyiv’s strategic depth-strikes are causing acute administrative alarm. To counter the threat, the Kremlin has initiated a sweeping re-allocation of anti-aircraft defenses, stripping protection away from remote border oblasts and temporarily occupied Ukrainian zones to establish a hyper-concentrated air shield over Moscow and the Kerch Strait Bridge.
The Ukrainian leader concluded by stating that these severe security bottlenecks should serve as a wake-up call to the Russian populace regarding the long-term cost of their government’s hostility: “It is vital that more Russians realize this war is dragging on solely because of the Kremlin’s refusal to engage in meaningful diplomacy. Ukraine has consistently presented realistic diplomatic proposals, but we will continue to systematically dismantle the machinery of this aggression.”
