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Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy, Semiconductor Plants; Orenburg Burns

6/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Ukraine launched long-range missile and drone strikes on Russian energy, communications and missile-electronics sites, hitting the Orenburg gas plant (which burned) and two satellite centers in one night.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow shifted air-defence to protect the Kerch Bridge after the attacks.
A missile barrage on the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant killed five and damaged apartments, while Russian drones and a guided bomb killed civilians in Balakliia and Sumy.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO began a 78-day air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, launching the first strikes on 24 March and flying more than 38,000 combat missions that hit bridges, power plants and telecom sites. The campaign showed how precision bombing of energy and communications hubs became a template, a pattern echoed today as Ukraine’s long-range missiles strike Russian gas and semiconductor facilities.

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Story summary

Ukraine launched long-range missile and drone strikes on Russian energy, communications and missile-electronics sites, hitting the Orenburg gas plant (which burned) and two satellite centers in one night.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow shifted air-defence to protect the Kerch Bridge after the attacks.
A missile barrage on the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant killed five and damaged apartments, while Russian drones and a guided bomb killed civilians in Balakliia and Sumy.

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