WorldAnalysis: Did Ukraine’s ‘40-day campaign’ against Russia change anything?

In late June, President Volodymyr Zelensky assigned Ukraine’s Security Service to begin a “40-day influence operation” intended to pressure Russia to “end the war.” Over the following weeks, Ukraine’s medium- and long-range drones recorded several headline-making successes. The analysis asks whether the campaign produced a meaningful change in the war with Russia. Its focus is on the operation’s effect rather than simply recounting the strikes.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★☆2026-08-06 16:32Original