ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 12, 2026

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • A US delegation met with lead Russian negotiator and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev in Miami, Florida, on March 11.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that three groups of Ukrainian specialists departed to strengthen the air defenses of the United States and its allies in the Middle East.
  • The Kremlin continues intensifying its crackdown on control of the Russian information space and eliminating Russians’ access to the free internet.
  • Ukraine’s Western partners continue to provide military aid to Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk, in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area. Russian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk.
  • Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil infrastructure. Russian forces launched 94 drones against Ukraine, including Kharkiv City, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

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