Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Conduct Preemptive Strike on Russia’s War Facilities

Russia and Ukraine have both been targeting fuel and transport facilities and other logistics in order to cut off supplies to each other’s troops.
Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Conduct Preemptive Strike on Russia’s War Facilities
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 3, 2026. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Ukraine will conduct pre-emptive strikes against facilities that contribute to Russia’s war machine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

“I instructed our intelligence and our army to act in advance against the facilities the Russians use to scale up the war,” Zelenskyy said in his June 24 evening address to the nation.

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Victoria Friedman is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in technology, eastern Europe, and defense.