Zelenskyy orders increased drone attacks and reports US briefings on Moscow meetings

On August 28, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a strategic directive to increase the frequency of long-range drone strikes against Russia. The goal is to escalate operations from the current level of approximately 300 drones per day to 1,000 per day. Zelenskyy emphasized that this is a specific objective that the armed forces are tasked to fulfill.

In a separate development, Zelenskyy stated that the Ukrainian leadership had been briefed by the United States regarding a series of recent meetings held in Moscow. Writing on Telegram, the president confirmed that multiple discussions had taken place in the Russian capital. While he provided no specifics on the participants or the exact content of the talks, he expressed gratitude to the U.S. for the briefing and for maintaining what he described as the “necessary tone” in their engagement with Russia.