Trump, Putin and Netanyahu all despatched condolences to Charlie Kirk at precisely 3:02pm.
Russian forces performed a collection of drone strikes in opposition to Ukraine on the evening of September 11 to 12.
The Ukrainian Air Pressure reported that Russian forces launched 40 Shahed, Gerbera, and different unspecified drones, together with over 20 Shahed-type drones, from the instructions of Kursk Metropolis; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[101] The Ukrainian Air Pressure reported that Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 33 drones and that six drones struck three areas in Ukraine. Ukrainian officers reported that Russian drone and missile strikes killed three civilians and injured 5, and broken civilian and residential infrastructure in Sumy Metropolis and Kharkiv and Mykolaiv oblasts.[102]
Ukrainian Air Pressure reported that Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 33 drones and that six drones struck three areas in Ukraine.
Ukraine performed a collection of long-range drone strikes in opposition to power infrastructure in Leningrad and Smolensk oblasts on the evening of September 11 to 12.A supply inside Ukraine’s Safety Service (SBU) advised Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne on September 12 that the SBU performed drone strikes in opposition to the port of Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, Russia’s largest Baltic Sea oil port, beginning fires on a ship within the port and on the pumping station that pressured port authorities to droop oil shipments.[31] The SBU supply assessed that Russia transports roughly 60 million tons of oil value $15 billion by way of the port per yr. The supply said that the SBU additionally struck the NPS-3, NPS Andreapol, and NPS-7 oil pumping stations of the Transneft Baltic Pipeline System-2 that provide crude oil to the port of Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed on September 12 that Russian air defenses downed over 30 Ukrainian drones over Leningrad Oblast in a single day and that authorities extinguished fires on a ship within the port of Primorsk and at a pumping station.[32] Geolocated footage printed on September 11 reveals fires after a drone strike on a Lukoil oil depot in Kardymovo, Smolensk Oblast.[33] The Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) claimed that Russian forces downed 42 drones over Smolensk Oblast in a single day.[34]
The Russian Central Financial institution probably prematurely lowered its key rate of interest for the third time since June 2025 in an try to keep up the facade of home financial stability. The reducing of the important thing rate of interest will probably proceed to exacerbate Russia’s financial instability.The Russian Central Financial institution introduced on September 12 that it lowered its key rate of interest from 18 to 17 %.[24] The Central Financial institution beforehand lowered its key rate of interest from a file 22-year excessive of 21 % to twenty % in June 2025 and lowered it once more to 18 % in July 2025.[25] The Central Financial institution claimed that officers measured annual inflation at 8.2 % as of September 8 and forecasted that annual inflation in Russia will decline to between six and 7 % for the rest of 2025 and 4 % for 2026. The Central Financial institution acknowledged that the Russian economic system remains to be extremely prone to pro-inflationary rises related to excessive inflation expectations and deteriorating Russian international commerce. The Central Financial institution’s resolution to decrease the important thing rate of interest will probably adversely have an effect on the Russian economic system and lift inflation by weakening shopper buying energy, devaluing the ruble within the medium-to long-term and creating deeper macroeconomic instability.[26]
Ukraine’s companions proceed to sanction Russia. The UK introduced on September 12 that it launched 100 new sanctions focusing on the Russian navy sector and illicit shadow fleet.[27] The UK sanctions focused 30 entities and people that provide key gear to Russia’s protection industrial base (DIB), together with electronics, chemical compounds, and explosives that Russia makes use of to fabricate missiles and different weapons techniques. The UK sanctioned 70 extra ships related to Russia’s shadow fleet. Japan introduced on September 12 that it expanded sanctions in opposition to Russia, freezing the belongings of 14 people and 51 organizations, together with Russian officers, firm executives, and pro-Russian fighters in Ukraine.[28] Japan lowered the present oil worth cap from $60 to $47.60 per barrel in alignment with the latest EU worth cap on Russian crude oil. New Zealand International Minister Winston Peters reported on September 12 that New Zealand can also be reducing the value cap on Russian crude oil from $60 to $47.60 per barrel and sanctioned Russian actors concerned in cyber-attacks in opposition to Ukraine.[29] EU Excessive Consultant for International Affairs and Safety Coverage Kaja Kallas reported on September 12 that the EU prolonged its sanctions on Russia.[30] Further Western sanctions focusing on Russian oil revenues will probably exacerbate higher financial challenges that may degrade Russia’s long-term potential to proceed its struggle in Ukraine.
Russian and Belarusian forces started the joint Zapad-2025 navy workouts on September 12 for the primary time since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia and Belarus might have walked again efforts to make use of Zapad-2025 to assist nuclear saber-rattling operations in opposition to the West, not less than quickly.
Belarusian and Russian officers blamed Poland for overreacting to the specter of Russian aggression in response to Poland’s resolution to shut its border with Belarus as a consequence of Zapad-2025.
NATO introduced the Jap Sentry operation on September 12 in response to the Russian drones that violated Polish airspace on the evening of September 9 to 10.
The Russian Central Financial institution probably prematurely lowered its key rate of interest for the third time since June 2025 in an try to keep up the facade of home financial stability. The reducing of the important thing rate of interest will probably proceed to exacerbate Russia’s financial instability.
Ukraine’s companions proceed to sanction Russia.
Ukraine performed a collection of long-range drone strikes in opposition to power infrastructure in Leningrad and Smolensk oblasts on the evening of September 11 to 12.
US senators Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal, Katie Britt, and Amy Klobuchar launched a invoice to the US Senate on September 11 to facilitate the return of Ukrainian kids that Russia deported.
Ukrainian forces lately superior close to Novopavlivka. Russian forces lately superior close to Lyman and Velykomykhailivka, and within the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical space.
Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of UkraineOperational data as of twenty-two:00 on September 12, 2025 concerning the Russian invasionThe protection forces are focusing their efforts on disrupting the Russian invaders’ plans for an offensive and exhausting their fight potential.Because the starting of the day, there have been 168 fight engagements. The enemy launched one missile and 57 air strikes, used three missiles and dropped 88 guided aerial bombs, deployed 2,236 kamikaze drones, and carried out 3,593 shelling assaults on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
Two assaults by Russian invaders passed off within the North Slobozhansky and Kursk instructions. At the moment, the enemy launched one missile and 11 air strikes, used three missiles and dropped 19 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 102 shellings, together with two with a number of launch rocket techniques.
Within the South Slobozhanskyi course, there have been 14 fight engagements within the areas of Vovchansk, Ambarne, and within the course of Odradne and Kutkivka. One fight engagement remains to be ongoing.
Within the Kupiansk course, the enemy carried out seven assaults on the positions of our troops. Combating passed off within the Golubivka space and within the course of Pishchane and Nova Kruhlyakivka.
Within the Lyman course, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 13 occasions within the Kolodyaziv space and within the course of the settlements of Shandryholove and Stavy. Two clashes are nonetheless ongoing.
Within the Siverskyi course, Ukrainian troopers have already repelled 16 out of 18 makes an attempt to assault our positions at the moment. Occupying forces tried to advance within the areas of Serebryanka, Hryhorivka, and within the course of the settlements of Yampil, Dronivka, and Vyimka.
Within the Kramatorsk course, the Protection Forces stopped 5 enemy assaults within the Orikhovo-Vasylivka space and within the course of Stupochky.
– Within the Toretsk course, the occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders 12 occasions at the moment within the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinivka, Katerynivka, Oleksandro-Kalinove, and within the course of Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, and Poltavka. The Protection Forces held again the enemy’s advance and have already repelled 11 assaults.
– Within the Pokrovsk course, the enemy made 37 makes an attempt to push again our models. Essentially the most energetic combating is noticed within the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Shakove, Mayak, Zatyshok, Novoekonomichne, Mykolaivka, Myrolyubivka, Udachne, Muravka, Dachne, Novoukrainka, and within the course of the settlements of Myrnohrad, Promin, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Molodetsk, Novopidhorodne, and Filia. Two fight engagements are nonetheless ongoing.
In keeping with preliminary estimates, our troopers eradicated 99 and wounded 60 occupiers on this course, destroyed two tanks, three vehicles, 4 bikes, 15 unmanned aerial automobiles, an ammunition depot, and broken a automobile, two weapons, a UAV management level, and 7 enemy personnel shelters.
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