How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach

Ukraine launched its deepest-ever attack into Russia, targeting two Arctic gas condensate facilities more than 3,000km (1,865 miles) from its border, on Wednesday, signalling that Ukraine has further developed its military capabilities as the Russia-Ukraine war continues through its fifth year.Unconfirmed videos circulating on social media show large clouds of thick, dark smoke and fire at the Novy Urengoy plant in western Siberia, recorded from a distance. Dmitry Artyukhov, the governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug region, wrote on Telegram that the drone attacks had been intercepted and “debris from the drone caused a fire upon impact”. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Zelenskyy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on way to Oslo, Norwegian PM sayslist 2 of 3Trump says Putin wants to make a deal to end Ukraine warlist 3 of 3Russian attacks kill 7 in Ukraine as Kyiv targets gas plants deep in Arcticend of listSince the start of the war, Ukraine has dramatically increased its capacity for the mass production of low-cost drones and has more recently been specifically targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure and logistic...