ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 12, 2026

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Ukrainian monitors state that a massive combined attack from Russia is expected in t [...]

— Ukrainian monitors state that a massive combined attack from Russia is expected in the next 72 hours.@Intelslava

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Forces' Positions on Multiple Fronts

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Forces' Positions on Multiple Fronts

[Photo] There will be many young people among United Russia candidates representing the future [...]

There will be many young people among United Russia candidates representing the future-defining generation – Vladimir PutinI would like to use this opportunity and offer greetings to our younger comrades and associates on Youth Day that was marked yesterday. I am convinced they will perform admirably both during the election campaign and in their future work.See more on the Kremlin’s official website.

Russian MOD lists targets in latest Ukraine barrage

The Russian Defense Ministry has detailed the targets of its latest barrage against Ukrainian military sites Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s top commander: Russia’s likeliest new offensive runs through Chernihiv

Syrskyi ranks the Bryansk axis above a Belarus-based attack

Ukraine's drone campaign turning Russia's oil system into new frontline

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken a highly destructive turn along the frontlines and border zones, shifting the focus of tactical strikes heavily onto retail energy networks. In recent months, Russian forces have initiated a systematic campaign targeting civilian petrol stations within a 30 to 50-kilometer radius of the Ukrainian border. Utilizing a combination of kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and precision guided missiles, these strikes have left hundreds of local distribution points in ruins across regions like Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.

Cornered Putin is under pressure to use tactical nuclear weapons

There is growing discussion within the Kremlin that this is the moment to use battlefield nukes against Ukraine - and even further afield

Zelenskyy sets up new unit to strike deep into Russia

The unit will have “long-range, effectively global, impact on Russia,” the Ukrainian leader said.

'They attack with everything at once' — How Russia exploits Ukraine's vulnerability to ballistic missiles

On June 2, Russia carried out its largest ballistic and hypersonic missile attack of the year. On June 15, it nearly surpassed that record.The attacks point to a disturbing change in tactics: The Kremlin may be refining a new model of strikes on Ukrainian cities, relying on concentrated salvos

The war Putin promised would never reach Russia has reached Siberia

In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russians that invading Ukraine was an act of self-defense. If NATO were left unchecked, he warned, Western missiles would soon be able to reach deep into Russia — past Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, even beyond the Ural Mountains. To prevent that nightmare, he launched what the Kremlin euphemistically []

Archive Article from 1999 Forecast Russia-Ukraine War and Territorial Changes

The Russian weekly MK-Bulvar published a forecast in 1999-23 years before the start of Russia's special military operation (SMO)-that predicted a future armed conflict between Moscow and Kyiv and the incorporation of much of Ukraine into Russia. Authors of the Telegram channel Vedomosti Moskovskogo Gosudarstva, which publishes excerpts from historical press archives, recently drew attention to the article. A Forecast for the 21st Century The publication presented a series of predictions for the entire 21st century and, among other things, concluded that a new Crimean War would be inevitable.

Zelenskyy warns Russia preparing new large-scale attack on Ukraine

Hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Sunday that Russia is going to launch a new large-scale attack on the country, Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said. #zelensky #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Press review: Trump-Putin call as Russian troops advance while US-Russia OPCW talks fail

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, July 6th

Putin, 73, Humiliated in Colossal Attack on Moscow

Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/ReutersVladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which he expected to end in a swift victory, has suffered one of its biggest setbacks in four years after Kyiv launched its largest drone attack yet across a dozen Russian regions.On Friday, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 660 Ukrainian drones overnight. The attacks prompted authorities in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula controlled by Russia, to declare a state of emergency.The barrage is the latest in a series of long-range Ukrainian strikes this month that have pushed the war deeper into Russian territory, raising the stakes for Moscow and bringing the conflict home to civilians far from the front lines.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Disrupted Russian supply routes are forcing its troops to walk 18 miles to the front lines, Fedorov says

Russian military servicemen shout during the Victory Day 2026 parade in Moscow. Contributor/Getty Images Ukraine’s defense minister said Russian troops are now walking 18 miles to the front lines. That takes a soldier with combat gear about six to eight hours. It’s come as Ukraine has tried to disrupt the Kremlin’s supply lines in the []

Latvia’s intelligence service assesses Russian security risks to the Baltic states

Russia may carry out hybrid attacks in the short term, but the likelihood of a large-scale conventional Russian military attack against the Baltic states is currently very low, Latvia’s Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) has concluded. According to the Latvian intelligence service, there is a possibility that Russia could launch hybrid attacks and provocations against the [] The post Latvia’s intelligence service assesses Russian security risks to the Baltic states appeared first on Baltic News Network.

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

363 Down, But Not Enough: Zelenskyy Pleads For Patriots After Deadly Ballistic Blitz

A massive, multi-pronged Russian air assault ripped through Ukraine overnight on July 6, triggering a direct appeal from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Western allies to urgently ship more Patriot air defense missiles. The combined strike, which utilized sea, land, and air-launched missiles alongside waves of attack drones, targeted 34 locations across the country, with the [] 363 Down, But Not Enough: Zelenskyy Pleads For Patriots After Deadly Ballistic Blitz

Russia attacks Ukraine with 7 Iskander missiles and 189 UAVs: 3 missiles and 174 drones downed

Russia has attacked Ukraine with seven ballistic missiles and 189 UAVs of various types since the evening of 25 June. Ukrainian air defence forces have shot down or jammed three missiles and 174 of the drones. The Russian attack is ongoing.

Day 1,579 of WW3: Russia launched a series of attacks on multiple Ukrainian regions on Saturday. Guided aerial bombs struck civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy. This is your Sunday Ukraine conversation [News]

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Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv ahead of NATO summit | DW News

Russia struck Kyiv heavily overnight, hitting residential areas just days after last week's deadly strikes. Before the attack, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is stepping up its campaign and urged continued international support. #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #dwnews For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

81% of Russians support ending the war ‘as early as tomorrow,’ highest share in four years, Kyiv-based institute says

Eight in 10 Russians — 81 — support ending the war “as early as tomorrow,” the highest share recorded since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a study by the Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia (ICAR), a Ukrainian think tank. The figure had held at 72–75 since 2023, the authors of the “Mirror of Russia” study said.