{"id":356382,"date":"2026-06-28T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-launches-40-day-drone-strike-campaign-to-pressure-russia-to-end-war-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T01:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:00:19","slug":"ukraine-launches-40-day-drone-strike-campaign-to-pressure-russia-to-end-war-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-launches-40-day-drone-strike-campaign-to-pressure-russia-to-end-war-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine launches 40-day drone strike campaign to pressure Russia to end war | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ru-OH1VS0DM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine launches 40-day drone strike campaign to pressure Russia to end war | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ru-OH1VS0DM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has launched a wave of drone strikes as part of a 40-day push to force Moscow into talks to end the war. On Friday, Kyiv&#8217;s forces launched over 600 drones at targets across Russia. DW News asked Ben Friedman, policy director at American foreign policy think tank Defense Priorities if the campaign could shift the battlefield stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Ukraine&#8217;s 40-day campaign to pressure Russia into ending the war<br \/>\n00:38 Ben Friedman: Can Ukrainian drones usher in peace talks?<br \/>\n02:02 Russia says it intercepted 660 drones overnight<br \/>\n03:35 How effective are strikes on Russia&#8217;s energy infrastructure?<br \/>\n05:04 Are we any closer to a ceasefire?<br \/>\n06:39 Can the US still broker a deal?<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #russia #ukraine <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine has launched a wave of drone strikes as part of a 40-day push to force Moscow into talks to end the war. 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