Ukraine Claims Upper Hand With Long-Range Strikes as Talks Stay Active Despite 5-Region Russian Demand
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Updated · KUAR · Jul 28
Ukraine Claims Upper Hand With Long-Range Strikes as Talks Stay Active Despite 5-Region Russian Demand
3 articles · Updated · KUAR · Jul 28
Summary
Sergiy Kyslytsya said Kyiv now holds the upper hand because long-range drone strikes are repeatedly hitting Russian oil and gas sites, causing fuel shortages and eroding Moscow’s war capacity.
Those strikes, he said, have helped stall Russia’s battlefield momentum, undercutting Kremlin claims that it can seize the remaining 15% to 20% of Donetsk within months.
Kyslytsya said dialogue with U.S. and occasional Russian envoys remains active even though U.S.-mediated formal negotiations have been stalled since early 2026.
Kyiv’s position remains a ceasefire along the current front line without recognizing occupied land as Russian, while it rejects Moscow’s “3+2” framework seeking recognition of claims over five Ukrainian regions.
He said a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting could still happen later this year if pressure from continued strikes leaves the Russian leader with little choice but to discuss ending the war.