Ukraine Fired 660 Drones at Russia in One Night - Zelenskyy Orders 40-Day Blitz

660 drones in one night. That is not a typo.

Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war on June 26 - hitting more than a dozen Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and waters around the Black and Azov seas.

Moscow’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted all 660. Kyiv does not publish identical numbers. Independent damage reports were thin - Russia rarely confirms what was hit.

But the scale alone rewrote the week’s headlines.

The 40-day order

Hours before the barrage, Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that he approved a “40-day influence operation” by Ukraine’s SBU security service.

Translation in plain English: more strikes, more pressure, more pain for Russian logistics and energy - until Putin feels the war at home.

The SBU’s Alpha special ops unit has been hitting refineries, fuel hubs, and military supply lines for months. Moscow oil infrastructure was struck twice in June, worsening fuel shortages inside Russia.

Zelenskyy said recent G7 talks - including promises from Donald Trump - would help Ukraine “step up the effort” after a year of stalled US peace pushes.

Why 660 matters

The previous record Ukrainian drone wave in the past year was 556 drones on May 17.

June alone saw repeated mass attacks on Moscow - 194 drones on June 18 disrupted hundreds of flights. 84 on June 22. 76 on June 19.

Russia still fires back. Overnight June 27, Ukraine said it stopped 174 of 189 Russian drones - but four of seven Iskander ballistic missiles got through.

Civilians died in Kharkiv, Izium, Kyiv, Odesa, and elsewhere.

What happens next

Forty days is a political clock, not a military guarantee.

But combined with the 660-drone headline, it signals Kyiv is done waiting for a breakthrough at the negotiating table.

Peace talks stalled. Drones did not.

If the first night of the campaign was 660, the world will be counting what day 40 looks like.