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Ukraine increasingly able to strike inside Russia thanks to new drones

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 222 words · By Video by Solange MOUGIN
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Claim 1: “Ukraine increasingly able to strike inside Russia thanks to new drones”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the development and use of new drones for deep strikes. Bloomberg reports drones hitting targets as far as the Ural Mountains, and Time/Reuters report increased targeting of oil infrastructure. Wikipedia confirms the existence of Fire Point, a Ukrainian firm specializing in long-range strike drones.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fire Point is a Ukrainian defence technology company headquartered in Kyiv. Founded in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it specializes in the design, development, and production of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Point_(Ukrainian_firm)
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian drones are regularly hitting targets deep inside Russia, reaching to the Ural Mountains and communities where most people had seen the war as a distant problem.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/ukraine-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — In addition to strikes around Moscow, Ukrainian drones have increasingly targeted Russian oil infrastructure in recent months, producing large fires and disruptions at refineries and energy facilities…
https://time.com/article/2026/05/17/ukraine-drone-moscow-zel…
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Claim 2: “hundreds of drones were sent towards multiple regions over the weekend”
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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported via Telegram that 556 drones were launched over a nine-hour period ending Sunday. This is corroborated by 'Breaking The News' which reports drone alarms sounding in several regions in western and southwestern Russia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine launched some 556 drones that were "intercepted and destroyed" over a nine-hour period ending early on Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the Telegram messaging app.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukraine-launches-hundred…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, Moscow's Vnukovo Airport imposed temporary flight restrictions, while drone alarms sounded in several regions in western and southwestern Russia. Russian attacks on Ukraine continued, with …
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Russia-downs-drones-flyi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Overnight, Russia heavily bombarded Dnipro, damaging residential buildings and energy infrastructure. Odesa was under strikes as well, including a Chinese trade vessel. Eight regions have been targete…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 3: “Ukraine says it is effectively hampering Russian capacities.”
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Multiple sources report that Ukraine claims its strikes are impacting Russia. One source mentions the military's strikes putting Russia under 'daily bombardment,' and another discusses 'Operation Spider's Web' and claims of $7bn in damage. A third source explicitly states that Ukrainian drone strikes are stalling Russian momentum on the front lines.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 4: “Ukraine is increasingly using mid and long range drones that are successfully hitting targets inside Russia.”
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Bloomberg confirms long-range drones are hitting targets deep inside Russia (Ural Mountains), and another analysis source confirms specific hits on factories in Stavropol and Sevastopol. CNN mentions mid-range drone strikes in the context of exhausting Russian forces.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian drones are regularly hitting targets deep inside Russia, reaching to the Ural Mountains and communities where most people had seen the war as a distant problem.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/ukraine-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Confirmed targets hit, overnight March 17-18, were a chemical/explosives factory in Russia’s southern Stavropol region, a military electronics factory in the Russia-occupied city of Sevastopol, and a …
https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/72254
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian army is exhausting the Russians,” he said. Western officials have said, citing intelligence data, that Russian casualty rates stand at around 30,000 to 35,000 a month. Mid-range drone st…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/14/europe/russia-winning-str…
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