Ukraine–Russia

Zelenskyy updates deep-strike target list with new commander Drapatyi

This version is a correction.

DECISIONS AND STATEMENTS
Location
Ukraine (national scope — an announced targeting decision, not a place)
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Notable

President Zelenskyy said he met new Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi and acting Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara to update priority long-range strike targets inside Russia based on impact on Moscow’s ability to continue the war.

NV English and Zelenskyy’s public readout on 26 July 2026 said Ukrainian drones can already reach the Urals, Siberia and other far regions, with strike range claimed above 3,000 km. The meeting refreshed the target list rather than announcing a single new kinetic package. Separate same-week deep strikes (Tyumen, Engels, Kirov) are tracked in their own records.

Verification: Confirmed

Evidence: Zelenskyy updates target list for deep strikes on Russia, Ukraine overhauls its military top brass; Drapatyi replaces Syrskyi