Ukraine carried out a coordinated series of long-range strikes across Russia overnight, hitting energy infrastructure, ammunition depots, and key industrial targets — even as Moscow talks about restraint. We’ll break down what was hit, why it matters, and how Ukraine is reshaping both the air war and the battlefield balance. At the same time, Russia launched its own overnight attacks — and Ukraine’s interception rates tell an important story about evolving air defenses. This was a consequential night. Chapters 0:00 Introduction and Long-Range Strikes in Russia 0:43 Energy Truce and Strike on Tambov Region Plant 1:18 Details of the Progress Plant in Michurinsk 1:48 Strike on Volgograd Ammunition Depot and the Flamingo Drone 2:20 Ukhta Oil Refinery Strike and Drone Footnote 4:14 Overnight Russian Attacks on Ukraine and Interception Rates 5:36 Ukraine Overhauling Air Defenses 6:14 Strikes on Kharkiv and Bombing of a Supermarket 6:53 Intercepting a Russian BM-35 Drone 7:22 Daily Russian Combat Losses and FPV Drone Dominance 8:29 Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole Frontline Updates 8:54 International Support: Lithuania, Japan, and Korea 9:15 Cyber Warfare: The Starlink Activation "Sting" 10:59 Heroism on the Frontlines: Vladislav's 275-Day Stand 12:28 Political Pressure and Final Reflections #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #LongRangeStrikes #DroneWar #AirDefense #OSINT Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR