KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine’s newly developed long-range missiles and drones have inflicted serious damage on Russian oil facilities, leading to nationwide gas shortages and forcing Moscow to sharply increase fuel imports.

Ukraine’s Palianytsia missile has struck dozens of Russian military depots, while the Ruta missile drone recently hit a Russian offshore oil platform more than 250 kilometers (150 miles) away, a strike Zelenskyy hailed as “a major success.”

He said swarms of Liutyi and Fire Point long-range drones — sometimes up to 300 units per operation — have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, while Ukraine also launched Neptune and Flamingo missile systems in recent attacks.

“The main thing is that (Russia is) now importing gasoline — that’s a signal,” Zelenskyy told reporters at a briefing.

He said Ukrainian intelligence shows that Russia has boosted imports from Belarus sixfold, scrapped import duties, and begun sourcing fuel from China, losing up to 20% of its gasoline supply as a result of Ukrainian strikes.

Russian officials have not commented on reports of domestic fuel shortages.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s success with homegrown weapons marks an important shift after three years of fighting, as Kyiv continues to counter Russia’s larger army and economy.

He urged the United States to provide Tomahawk missiles, which carry larger warheads and could extend Ukraine’s strike range.

“At the last meeting I did not hear ‘no,’” Zelenskyy said, adding that U.S. officials agreed to explore the matter at a technical level.

A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko is expected to travel to Washington next week to discuss air defense, sanctions, energy cooperation, and the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s defense.

On the battlefield, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have launched a counter-offensive around Pokrovsk and Dobropillia in the eastern Donetsk region, thwarting Russia’s plans to capture the area by November.

“This operation derailed Russia’s summer offensive campaign,” he said, citing intercepted communications ordering Russian commanders “to take Pokrovsk at any cost.”

Zelenskyy also said Ukraine is preparing contingency plans to protect its natural gas infrastructure ahead of winter after weeks of Russian attacks.

“We have Plan A and Plan B,” he said.

“Plan A is to rely more on our own extraction. Plan B is to switch to imports. We know the costs, the volumes, and how to secure the funding.” — Agencies