{"id":1402078,"date":"2026-07-07T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1402078"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:36:35","slug":"zelenskyy-ukraine-s-long-range-strategy-aims-to-make-russian-occupation-unsustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-s-long-range-strategy-aims-to-make-russian-occupation-unsustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy: Ukraine\u2019s Long-Range Strategy Aims to Make Russian Occupation Unsustainable"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine\u2019s strategy of conducting long-range strikes against Russian military and economic targets is designed to make the continued occupation of Ukrainian territory increasingly costly and ultimately unsustainable for Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine is combining military operations with diplomatic efforts to create the conditions necessary for a just and lasting peace.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI am grateful to every partner who is working with us in the diplomatic process and considering how to compel Russia to finally move toward an agreement. We must end this war with dignity\u2014we must end it with a real peace,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine continues to achieve daily results through what he described as its \u201clong-range sanctions\u201d and \u201cmedium-range sanctions\u201d strategy, referring to precision strikes against military, logistical, and economic targets supporting Russia\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n   <p>He emphasized that these operations are intended to undermine Russia\u2019s ability to sustain its occupation rather than target civilians.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEvery day we are delivering results through our long-range and medium-range sanctions against Russia. It is important that our people in Crimea and in other temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine understand that our goal is to make the continuation of the occupation as unbearable as possible for the occupier. That is exactly what we are doing,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The president also highlighted Ukraine\u2019s ongoing campaign against Russia\u2019s energy sector, particularly oil infrastructure that generates significant revenue for the Russian state.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI would also like to highlight our operations against the Russian oil industry. Despite attempts to claim otherwise, this sector is still far from stabilization. This war must end, and only then can there be a return to normality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Ukraine has increasingly targeted oil refineries, fuel depots, logistics hubs, military airfields, and other strategic facilities deep inside Russian territory as part of its effort to reduce Moscow\u2019s capacity to finance and sustain military operations.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Ukrainian officials, these strikes are designed to complement international sanctions by directly disrupting critical elements of Russia\u2019s wartime economy and military logistics.<\/p>\n   <p>As of early July 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces had reportedly disabled approximately 42.74% of Russia\u2019s total oil refining capacity through a sustained campaign of long-range strikes against refinery infrastructure.<\/p>\n   <p>Ukrainian officials argue that increasing economic and military pressure on Russia is an essential component of any strategy aimed at forcing the Kremlin toward meaningful negotiations while reducing its ability to continue the war.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/many-wounded-and-killed-children-injured-russian-troops-attacked-kyiv-again\/\">Many wounded and killed, children injured: Russian troops attacked Kyiv again<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine\u2019s strategy of conducting long-range strikes against Russian &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1389332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78,72945],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1402078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-strikes-back"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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