US EditionRussian official say Ukraine's drone development means no region can feel safe, TASS reports
Shoigu cited a 40% rise in Ukrainian sabotage attacks in 2025 and warned that drone strikes now threaten strategic regions including the Urals.
- On Tuesday, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned that the Ural region is now in a "zone of direct threat" from Ukrainian unmanned drones, stating "no region of Russia can feel safe."
- Shoigu cited 1,830 sabotage and terrorist incidents in 2025, a 40% increase over 2024, to illustrate the escalating threat to Russian infrastructure from Ukrainian operations.
- On February 20, Ukrainian forces struck the Votkinsk missile plant with Ukrainian-made Flamingo missiles, creating a 30×24 meter roof breach that confirmed previously unreachable sites are now vulnerable.
- In separate comments on Tuesday, the secretary alleged a network of intelligence agencies from 56 countries is operating against Russia to facilitate what he termed "sabotage and terrorist" attacks.
- Moscow authorities reported downing 250 Ukrainian drones over the weekend, describing the engagement as the capital's largest attempted attack in at least a year.
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Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu says the Urals are now under direct threat from Ukrainian drones
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has acknowledged that Ukraine is capable of reaching key sites deep inside Russia, including in the Ural region. Ukrainian strikes hitting targets in Russia — even as far away as the Urals — have proven highly effective, a fact now being openly conceded by senior Kremlin officials. In particular, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu made a stark statement about the region’s security du…
The Russian Security Council acknowledges that Ukrainian drones are already able to reach the most remote parts of the Russian territory. Zelensky is still in the United Kingdom and support for the purchase of generators.
Sergei Shoigu claimed that the number of attacks in Ukraine had increased dramatically last year.
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Secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu said the development of Ukrainian drones has advanced to the point that "no Russian region can feel safe," with the Ural region already "in the immediate danger zone."
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