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title: Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes are Spectacular but Inefficient. Kyiv Should Concentrate its Drone Resources Elsewhere (OPINION)
description: "Ukraine’s refinery strikes make good headlines, but its frontline drones kill far more Russian soldiers. The money should follow the results."
url: https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr/
datePublished: 2026-10-21T14:00:28.000Z
dateModified: 2026-10-21T14:00:31.000Z
author:
  - name: Illya Sekirin
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/illya-sekirin/
publisher: Fronts
image: "https://media.fronts.co/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=cover,gravity=auto,quality=80,format=auto/images/articles/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr-a7a62ff1.jpg"
type: NewsArticle
language: en
tokens: 80
---

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Ukraine’s refinery strikes make good headlines, but its frontline drones kill far more Russian soldiers. The money should follow the results.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/article/ukraines-long-range-strikes-are-spectacular-but-inefficient-kyiv-should-concentr/.
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