Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russia conducted its largest combined strike series of the war on the night of June 28 to 29 by launching over 500 missiles and drones against Ukraine.
- Russia appears to be increasingly striking civilian areas in its large-scale strike packages.
- Satellite imagery and Russian government announcements indicate that Russia is trying to increase its aircraft production in the medium- to long-term.
- Ukrainian forces advanced in northern Sumy Oblast and near Chasiv Yar.
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Authors: Olivia Gibson, Daria Novikov, Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Jennie Olmsted, Jessica Sobieski, William Runkel, and Frederick W. Kagan.
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