# Forty days after Zelensky launched his ‘influence operation’ against Russia, what did it achieve?

https://mins.news/en/item/13873

- Meduza, 2026-08-05 08:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/05/forty-days-after-zelensky-launched-his-influence-operation-against-russia-what-did-it-achieve

> Forty days after Volodymyr Zelensky launched what was described as an “influence operation” against Russia, Ukraine had struck at least 20 Wildberries warehouses. It also hit at least 25 oil refineries and other oil and gas infrastructure facilities. Those attacks reportedly knocked out a third of Russia’s oil-refining capacity. Ukrainian forces additionally carried out at least 200 attacks on tankers and cargo ships in the Black and Azov seas.

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