# Zelensky approves ‘new long-range operations’ in response to Russian strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/65757

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-19 19:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-approves-new-long-range-operations-in-response-to-russian-strikes/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 19 that he approved new long-range operations in response to Russian attacks and that Ukraine was preparing to expand its deep-strike capabilities. Ukraine continues targeting Russian oil facilities, military infrastructure, logistics hubs and weapons sites. Zelensky also said a new Ukrainian interceptor had hit two Russian Shahed-type drones in combat.

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