From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / July 12, 2025
As Ukrainian Forces Strike 3,000 Kilometers Into Russia While Moscow’s Drone Terror Continues, Washington Prepares New Aid and London Commits Billions to Air Defense
Summary of the Day – July 11, 2025
Ukraine struck deep into Siberia, sabotaging a gas pipeline 3,000 kilometers from the border while devastating Russian MiG production facilities near Moscow. The Langepas explosion will cost Moscow $76 million and take a month to repair, cutting supplies to defense plants. As Ukraine’s reach expanded, Russia’s terror campaign continued with 79 drones killing nine civilians and injuring 42 across eight oblasts. Diplomatically, Ukraine confirmed resumed U.S. aid shipments, Germany and Norway pledged three Patriot systems, and the EU launched a €100 million defense innovation program. Intelligence chief Budanov revealed Russia’s plans for a 10-kilometer buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Moscow’s offensive stalled.
Siberian Strike: Ukraine’s Longest-Range Sabotage Operation
In a demonstration of Ukraine’s expanding clandestine capabilities, intelligence sources confirmed that Ukrainian forces caused a major explosion at a gas pipeline in Langepas, Russia’s Tyumen Oblast—a target located 3,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border deep in western Siberia. The operation represents the furthest documented Ukrainian sabotage action of the war, showcasing the sophistication and reach of Kyiv’s covert networks.
The explosion destroyed a critical section of pipeline supplying Russian military-industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, and Sverdlovsk oblasts, causing immediate damages of $1.3 million and a fire that burned for hours. More strategically damaging, the attack will reduce gas supply by 25 million cubic meters and cause indirect losses approaching $76 million, according to a source in Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (HUR).
“Repairing and testing the pipeline could take about a month,” the HUR source explained, noting that damage in the swampy terrain will significantly complicate restoration efforts. The targeted infrastructure serves as a lifeline for Russia’s defense industry, providing energy to facilities producing equipment for the war in Ukraine.
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