SBU Hits 13 Russian Military Targets in Week-Long Deep Strike Campaign

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Tuesday, July 7, that its Alpha Group special forces carried out 13 long-range and mid-range strikes against key Russian military targets over the past week.

The operations are part of a 40-day campaign approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the SBU said.

Zelensky announced the campaign on June 26 and said the goal is to “[compel Russia] to end the war.”

Crimean airfields hit

SBU drones struck hangars at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea, where Su-30SM, Su-30, and Su-24 bombers were stationed. Each aircraft is estimated to be worth $30-50 million, the SBU said.

Alpha Group also hit Hvardiyske airfield, one of the main Russian air bases in Crimea. The strike targeted hangars housing Shahed drones and other aircraft. The base is regularly used by Russian tactical aviation to launch strikes on Ukrainian territory.

Oil infrastructure targeted across Russia

SBU forces struck multiple oil facilities deep inside Russia, including:

• St. Petersburg Oil Terminal (PNT) – one of the largest oil transshipment complexes in northwestern Russia, with a capacity of up to 12.5 million tons per year.
• Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery and Starolikeyevo oil pumping station – located approximately 850 km (528 miles) from Ukraine. The refinery is one of Russia’s largest and produces fuel for the Russian military.
• Yaroslavl Oil Refinery and Yaroslavl dispatch station – more than 700 km (435 miles) from Ukraine’s border. The refinery processes around 15 million tons of oil per year.
• Pervyi Zavod refinery in Kaluga region.
• Vysotsk oil terminal in Leningrad region – a key Russian terminal on the Baltic Sea.TES-Terminal-1 oil depot in Kerch, occupied Crimea – a fuel storage tank and pumping station were hit.

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Command posts, logistics hubs struck

Ukrainian forces also targeted Russian military infrastructure on the front lines, including:

• A command post for a Russian strike drone unit in the Mykolaiv region
• Fuel and lubricant depots in occupied Crimea
• A communications hub near southern Ukraine’s Huliaipole

The SBU said the strikes significantly complicated supply operations for Russian units at forward positions, disrupting logistics, ammunition deliveries, and fuel supplies. Russian personnel at drone units and rear support facilities also suffered casualties, the agency added.