Overview

• Russian air defenses intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones overnight on July 10–11, including 53 over Kursk, while a drone strike in Lipetsk killed one civilian and wounded another.
• Russia launched 597 attack drones and 26 cruise missiles against Ukraine overnight on July 11–12, marking a fresh peak in nightly assaults.
• The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 319 Shahed drones and 25 missiles—over half of the incoming threats—yet at least four civilians were killed and dozens injured across western and eastern regions.
• Moscow’s record drone campaigns draw on expanded domestic production and arms agreements with Iran and China to sustain high sortie rates.
• Stalled Istanbul ceasefire talks have led Kyiv to press NATO and EU partners for reinforced air defenses and tougher sanctions on Russia.