Article Summary

The article reports that Ukraine launched long-range strikes into Russia using domestically made missiles, hitting a space agency facility and an air base hundreds of kilometers from the border. It highlights Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s framing of these attacks as strategic efforts to weaken Russia’s war capabilities and bring the consequences of the war closer to Russia, while also noting Russian retaliation and casualties on both sides. The tone emphasizes Ukraine’s growing military reach and resolve, presenting the strikes as justified responses in self-defense.