Key Takeaways from the ISW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 25 that he had authorized a 40-day intermediate- and long-range strike campaign to influence Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Crimean occupation officials declared a state of emergency in occupied Crimea amid Ukraine’s intensifying intermediate- and long-range strike campaign targeting logistics into the region. The Ukrainian strike campaigns are causing fuel shortages, water supply issues, and a widespread exodus from the occupied peninsula. Russian officials continue to project a facade of stability and control over the Russian economy amid intensifying country-wide gasoline shortages. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov deflected blame onto the United States for the lack of a written agreement following the bilateral August 2025 Alaska Summit. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian industrial infrastructure on the night of June 25 to 26. Russian forces launched seven Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 189 drones against Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. See the original here.
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2026
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on June 26, 2026






