{"id":634266,"date":"2026-07-12T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=634266"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T16:49:00","slug":"russia-unleashes-biggest-missile-drone-salvo-of-the-war-on-kyiv-68-missiles-351-drones-as-zelensky-orders-40-day-escalation-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=634266","title":{"rendered":"Russia Unleashes Biggest Missile-Drone Salvo Of The War On Kyiv \u2014 68 Missiles, 351 Drones \u2014 As Zelensky Orders 40-Day Escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russia launched its single largest missile-and-drone attack of the war against Ukraine in the early hours of Sunday, July 12, striking Kyiv and multiple other cities with 68 missiles and 351 strike drones in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a “massive Russian attack.” Apartment buildings, offices, and a theological school were damaged in the capital. Air defenses downed most of the targets \u2014 but not the ballistic missiles, Zelensky acknowledged, underscoring a gap in Ukraine\u2019s air shield that has persisted for months.<\/p>\n

The overnight barrage \u2014 confirmed by Ukraine\u2019s Air Force \u2014 dwarfed the 12 missiles and 121 drones that struck on July 10-11. Recovery operations were under way Sunday morning across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy oblasts. Moscow Times reported at least 8 dead and dozens wounded. Ukraine\u2019s official figures \u2014 which CDM notes should be treated skeptically, as both sides routinely manage casualty optics \u2014 put the death toll at a similar range.<\/p>\n

Hours before the attack, Zelensky posted on X that he had ordered a “40-day influence operation” \u2014 widely interpreted by analysts as a structured escalation of Ukrainian long-range drone and missile strikes deep into Russian territory. Ukraine has already struck the Syzran refinery 800 kilometers inside Russia, burned 76 Russian vessels in a week, and hit the Blue Stream pipeline. The 40-day signal suggests Kyiv intends to intensify this pressure campaign rather than wait for Western arms decisions or ceasefire diplomacy.<\/p>\n

CDM read: The sheer scale of Sunday\u2019s Russian strike \u2014 more than tripling the previous night\u2019s barrage \u2014 suggests Moscow may be attempting to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses before Kyiv\u2019s Patriot manufacturing license (granted at the Ankara summit) can produce interceptors at scale. The 40-day Ukrainian escalation order, meanwhile, signals that Zelensky sees long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as his primary leverage \u2014 not territory, which continues to erode near Kostiantynivka.<\/p>\n

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