Inside Ukraine's 40-day drone campaign to weaken Russia | Ukraine This Week

Did Ukraine's largest deep-strike campaign achieve its goal? In this episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines the results of Ukraine's 40-day campaign of long-range drone strikes deep inside Russia – whether it shifted the balance in the war, weakened Russia's economy, or changed the Kremlin's political calculations. Featuring insights from Black Bird Group analyst Pasi Paroinen and the Kyiv Independent's politics reporter Tim Zadorozhnyy, Anna explores why Ukraine targeted refineries, factories, military airfields, and occupied Crimea, what these strikes reveal about the future of the war, and whether bringing the war to Russian territory can ultimately force Moscow to compromise. 00:00 Intro 00:59 Ukraine's deep strike strategy 06:48 Support independent journalism in Ukraine 07:31 Inside drone campaign 14:15 Did Russia get weaker? 20:19 Member Q&A 23:54 Outro Watch more from the Kyiv Independent on Ukraine's asymmetric warfare strategy:https://youtu.be/3cP5_zVny1shttps://youtu.be/qCC0GQUCsBchttps://youtu.be/WO7zFBR07j8 The Kyiv Independent is raising $68,000 to fund a full year of mental health support for our entire team. If you'd like to support this effort, you can contribute here: https://kyivindependent.com/crowdfunding/support-the-mental-health-of-the-kyiv-independents-team/?utm_source=yt-ukrainethisweek-crowdfunding&utm_medium=yt-ukrainethisweek-crowdfunding Become a member of our community: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=weekly_show_232&utm_medium=232 Your support allows us to bring independent, locally sourced reporting from Ukraine to the world. Subscribe to our channel for more independent reporting from Ukraine. #UkraineWar #DroneWarfare #RussiaUkraineWar