Zelensky: Ukrainian strikes reached Samara region and Iskander positions in Bryansk

The president’s update

On 3 October President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Facebook and posted a video: Ukrainian long-range capabilities had, over the previous 24 hours, hit facilities supporting Russia’s war machine. “Our strikes have reached the Samara region and the occupiers’ positions housing ‘Iskander’ launchers in the Bryansk region. There are new developments in the Black Sea,” Ukrinform quotes him.

He recalled a morning Shahed strike on Kyiv’s Northern Bridge, overnight attacks on housing, railways and energy across many regions, and a drone hit on a ship in Chornomorsk.

“Sanctions” as strike rhetoric

Ukrinform’s English headline echoes Zelensky’s framing of deep strikes as a way to “return the war to where it came from.” He thanked units for precision and said Russia must stop its disproportionate escalation.

In a related oil-refinery piece Ukrinform notes that Ukrainian forces have already hit oil facilities in Samara and Volgograd regions — backing the line of pressure on the war’s energy base.

Domestic missiles

The Guardian briefing relays Zelensky’s comments on deploying the domestically made FP-7 ballistic missile (about 250 km range) and plans for a longer-range FP-9 later in autumn — part of offsetting scarce fighter ammunition used against jet-powered Shaheds.

Why it matters

Public confirmation of strikes on Samara and Bryansk Iskander sites shows Kyiv pairing city defence with pressure on logistics and launchers deep inside Russia — and signalling that escalation against Ukrainian civilians will carry a cost.