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2naSalit

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 03:13 PM Yesterday

Ukraine Just Put ALL of Russia Within Reach - Jason Jay Smart



Ukraine has pushed the war deep into Russia, forcing Moscow to defend refineries, airfields, rail nodes, radar systems, military factories, and industrial cities it once believed were safely beyond reach. Ukrainian drones are now reaching more than 3,000 km into Russian territory, turning Russia’s size from a shield into a liability.

Russia’s old security map is breaking as Omsk, Novosibirsk, Crimea, Moscow airports, and the military-industrial belt around the Urals move inside Ukraine’s expanding strike zone. Every new attack forces the Kremlin to stretch air defenses across more territory, more fuel infrastructure, more elite assets, and more war-production sites while still trying to hold occupied Ukraine.

Putin built his power on the image of a country too large, too protected, and too controlled to be shaken from the inside. When Siberian refineries burn, airports close, Crimea’s defenses are hit, and Moscow invents battlefield gains to hide losses, Ukraine is proving that Russia’s interior is no longer safe.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: How Russia Is Imploding Internally
01:05 - Ukraine’s Leap: Striking 3,000 Kilometers Into Russia
02:52 - Soviet Vaults: Ukraine Reaches Russia's Industrial Belt
05:37 - Refinery Bleed: Ukraine Cripples Russia's Biggest Plants
07:40 - Blinding Crimea: Ukraine Destroys Putin’s Best Radars
08:44 - Tanker Hunt: Ukraine Drains Russia's Fuel Reserves
10:18 - Kremlin Fables: Why Russia Is Officially Losing
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Ukraine Just Put ALL of Russia Within Reach - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post) 2naSalit Yesterday OP
This is great although I still fear Putin is just crazy enough to launch a tactical nuke to try to stop Ukraine... wcmagumba Yesterday #1
;-{) THIS Goonch Yesterday #2

wcmagumba

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1. This is great although I still fear Putin is just crazy enough to launch a tactical nuke to try to stop Ukraine...
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 03:25 PM
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