Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of October 11 to 12.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched one Kh-31 cruise missile from occupied Zaporizhia Oblast and 118 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other drones, including roughly 50 Shahed-type drones, from the directions of Kursk City; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsk-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[78] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 103 drones and that 15 drones and one missile struck 10 locations. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian strikes damaged residential areas and civilian and energy infrastructure in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odesa oblasts, leaving 9,607 households in Kyiv oblast without electricity.[79]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on October 12 that Russian forces struck Ukraine with over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and around 1,360 glide bombs since roughly October 5.[80]
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 103 drones and that 15 drones and one missile struck 10 locations
Ukrainian forces likely continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian defense industrial infrastructure on the night of October 11 to 12.[16] Geolocated footage published on October 12 indicates that Ukrainian forces likely struck the Smolensk airfield and Aviation Plant.[17] Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported on October 12 that the Smolensk Aviation Plant produces Kh-59 precision missiles and components for Kh-101 cruise missiles that Russian forces regularly use to strike Ukraine.[18] ISW previously observed reports that Ukrainian partisans blew up a track leading to the Smolensk Aviation Plant on September 21.[19]
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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed possible US sales of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in an October 12 call, as the Kremlin continues its reflexive control campaign to deter the US from sending Ukraine Tomahawks.[8] Zelensky described the call as “very productive” and noted that Trump and Zelensky also discussed Ukrainian air defense and energy resilience. The October 12 call is the second between Zelensky and Trump in two days. Kremlin officials repeated boilerplate narratives about Russia’s opposition to Ukraine receiving Tomahawks on October 12. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on October 12 that the potential provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is causing Russia “extreme concern” and that the missile is a “serious weapon” but will not change the battlefield situation.[9] Peskov, Russian Presidential Aide Yuriy Ushakov, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also continued on October 12 to blame the European Union (EU) and Ukraine — not Russia — for the lack of progress in peace negotiations.[10] Kremlin rhetoric downplaying the frontline impact of Tomahawk missiles, emphasizing the potential for Tomahawk provisions to damage US-Russia relations, and blaming Ukraine for not hindering peace efforts are part of the Kremlin’s ongoing efforts to prevent the United States from supplying the missiles to Ukraine, just as Russia previously and ultimately unsuccessfully attempted to convince the United States to not send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets, ATACMS missiles, Abrams tanks, and several other systems.[11]
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- Estonian authorities temporarily closed a section of road passing through Russian territory near the Russia-Estonia border on October 10 after Estonian border guards observed a small group of Russian military personnel without insignia in the area.
- American intelligence sharing with Ukraine has reportedly been crucial in increasing the efficacy of Ukraine’s long-range drone strike campaign targeting the Russian energy sector in recent months.
- The Kremlin is attempting to stabilize its domestic gasoline market to offset the consequences of Ukraine’s long-strike campaign against refineries.
- US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed possible US sales of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in an October 12 call, as the Kremlin continues its reflexive control campaign to deter the US from sending Ukraine Tomahawks.
- Russia’s effort to generate increased military recruitment through high financial incentives is reportedly losing momentum, indicating that Russia’s main method for recruiting volunteers for its war may be hitting diminishing returns.
- Ukrainian forces advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and near Kupyansk and Siversk. Russian forces advanced in eastern Zaporizhia Oblast and near Pokrovsk.
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**General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine**
*Operational information as of 22:00 on October 12, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion*
The defense forces are focusing their efforts on disrupting the Russian invaders' plans for an offensive and exhausting their combat potential.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 123 combat clashes. The enemy carried out 60 air strikes, dropping 140 guided bombs, used 2,104 kamikaze drones, and carried out 3,054 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
- - Three attacks by Russian invaders took place in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions. Today, the enemy carried out six air strikes, dropped 10 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 148 shellings.
- - In the South Slobozhanskyi direction, there were 18 combat clashes in the areas of Vovchansk, Novovasylivka, Kamianka, Zakhidne, Kutkivka, and in the direction of Bologivka and Kolodiazne. Four combat clashes are still ongoing.
- - In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out five attacks on the positions of our troops. Fighting took place in the areas of Kupiansk, Pishchane, Stepova Novoselivka, and Petropavlivka.
- - In the Lyman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders eight times in the areas of the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Drobysheve, Myrne, Zelenyi Hai, and Shandryholove. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
- - In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attempts to attack our positions today. Occupying forces attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Yampil, Serebryanka, and Vyimka.
- - In the Kramatorsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped two enemy attacks in the direction of Stupochky.
- - In the Kostyantynivka direction, the occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders 11 times today in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka. The Defense Forces held back the enemy's advance and repelled all enemy attacks.
- - In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders made 36 attempts to push back our units. The most intense activity was observed in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Shakhov, Nikanorivka, Novoeekonomichne, Rodynske, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Kotlyarivka, Horikhove, and Dachne. Fighting continues in some locations.
According to preliminary estimates, our soldiers have eliminated 105 and wounded 64 occupiers in this direction, destroyed two artillery systems, two vehicles, 12 unmanned aerial vehicles, a relay antenna, and an electronic warfare device. Ukrainian defenders also hit four UAV control points and six shelters for enemy personnel.
- - In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attempted to break through 20 times near the settlements of Ivanivka, Oleksandrograd, Sosnivka, Sichneve, Vorone, Stepove, Verbove, Oleksiivka, and Novohryhorivka. Fighting continues in three locations.
- - In the Orikhiv direction, the invading forces attacked four times in the area of Stepove and in the direction of Stepnogorsk and Primorske. The aggressor's aviation struck the settlement of Magdalynivka.
- - In the Huliaipole and Prydniprovsk directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.
- - No significant changes in the situation were recorded in other directions.
**Today, we would like to commend the soldiers of the 426th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion, who are effectively holding back the enemy.**
Let us defeat the enemy and bring our victory closer!
Glory to Ukraine!
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