Ukraine's Defense Minister outlines military priorities ahead of Ramstein meeting #Ukraine

Update: Vladyslav Heraskevych has appealed his disqualification to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, arguing that he violated no Olympic rules and was denied the same treatment afforded to other athletes.

4/ ISW has removed its assessment of changes in the composition of Rosgvardia because it was incorrect. ISW sincerely apologizes for these errors.

3/ ISW also incorrectly assessed that the Russian General Staff would control parts of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations based on Russian insider reports that the Russian Security Council may be planning to abolish the ministry and merge some of its employees with Rosgvardia.

Correction: ISW erroneously assessed on February 11, 2026 that the Kremlin was subordinating Rosgvardia to the control of the Russian General Staff due to a mistranslation by our team. (1/4)

Ukraine war latest: SBU claims new 'range record' with drone strike on Russian oil refinery in Komi Republic #Ukraine

🗣️🇮🇷Reporter: Is there a timeline for an Iran deal? 🇺🇸Trump: I guess over the next month, something like that. I will talk to the Iranians as long as I like. If we can't get a deal with them, we will go to phase two. Phase two will be very tough for them. I am not looking for that.

The United Kingdom is allocating the largest support package in its history to Ukraine - £500 million (over $680 million) to strengthen air defense capabilities. This was announced by UK Defence Secretary John Healey at a meeting of the Ramstein-format Contact Group.

Another bold step for Europe in space 🚀   The successful Ariane 64 launch marks a major milestone for Europe’s autonomous and resilient access to space.   And this is only the beginning, as more 🇪🇺 EU Space Programme missions are planned onboard Ariane 6.   #Ariane6 #EUSpace

" #Pentagon policy chief tells European #Nato members to step up combat capabilities" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

" #Cuba ’s Energy Crisis Deepens Amid U.S. Tariffs" oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

"The higher death rate may be tied to Russia using fewer armored vehicles, which are valuable but easily detectable by drone, and instead attacking with only infantry," ISW's Kateryna Stepanenko told Foreign Policy Read the full story:

5/ Russian Occupation Update, February 12, 2026:

4/ The Kremlin’s efforts to throttle Telegram are further restricting information access in occupied Ukraine and forcing residents to migrate to the Russian state-controlled MAX messenger.

NEW: An approaching Russian administrative deadline is likely to enable the systematic removal of vulnerable Ukrainian children from their homes and families in occupied areas. 🧵(1/5) Read more: isw.pub/OccupationUp... Other Key Takeaways ⬇️

" #EU ups drone cooperation amid hybrid threats" www.dw.com/en/eu-ups-dr...

A senior legal adviser to Europe’s top court has deemed that the European Commission breached its own rules when it unfroze funding for Hungary in December 2023. If the EU’s Court of Justice judges agree, Budapest would need to pay back the cash. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/comm...

#Space - " #China showcases new #Moon ship and reusable rocket in one extraordinary test" arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

"Deaths in #Iran ’s crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say" apnews.com/article/iran...

🫂 Netherlands, UK, Norway and Sweden allocate US$500m to buy US weapons for Ukraine

" #China's #Xi Jinping makes rare reference to recent military purge" www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The #IOC has disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet that features images of athletes killed in the war on #Ukraine during competition." - #Russia www.dw.com/en/is-banned...

" #Russia targets #WhatsApp as it pushes homegrown messenger app" www.politico.eu/article/russ...

The Russians struck a regular food market in one of Odesa's residential areas. Additionally, a supermarket and a high-rise apartment building were damaged. An energy facility was also attacked.

#Ukraine - " #Russia fires barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear" apnews.com/article/russ...

#DPRK - "Kim close to naming teenage daughter as future North Korean leader, South believes" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

"U.S. allies at #NATO focus on #Europe as the #Trump administration steps back" apnews.com/article/nato...

"Billions in funding wrongly released to #Hungary, says #EU court’s top adviser" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

" #RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. One year later, it’s eroding" apnews.com/article/rfk-...

" #NATO ’s #Arctic Sentry Formalizes the Race for the High North" oilprice.com/Geopolitics/...

🇩🇪 Germany will join NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission by sending four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets. According to sources in the Bundeswehr, the aircraft could be transferred to the Arctic by the end of this week to begin surveillance flights. militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...

" #Russia still sees US as its top adversary, Estonian intelligence report says" www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...

" #Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ #WhatsApp, #Meta -owned company says" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

" #NATO deploys to #Greenland to keep #Trump onside" - #Arctic www.politico.eu/article/nato...

"Poll: Top #NATO allies don’t think US helps deter enemies anymore" www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

#MidEast - " #Trump, #Netanyahu end meeting without #Iran agreement" www.dw.com/en/trump-net...

7/ Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2026 update: isw.pub/UkrWar021126

6/ Russian forces recently advanced in northern Sumy Oblast, and near Velykyi Burluk, Borova, and Slovyansk.

NEW: Kremlin officials recently have been repeating the same messages about Russia’s commitment to its original war aims in Ukraine to various media sources that reach international and domestic audiences. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 11, 2026 update: isw.pub/UkrWar021126

7/ Iran may calculate that prolonging the talks with the United States provides Iran with additional time to reconstitute its ballistic missile program, which Iran may calculate would raise the costs of US or Israeli military action against Iran. Full Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate02...

6/ Iran has thus far only offered limited concessions on its nuclear program that are far less significant concessions than Iran agreed to in the 2015 nuclear deal.

NEW: Iran may be floating the possibility of talks about Iran’s ballistic missile program in an effort to delay possible US military action and extract concessions from the United States in nuclear negotiations. (1/7) Iran Update, February 11, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate02...

"As part of a program authorizing up to eleven ASCs under the Presidential Memorandum “Construction of #Arctic Security Cutters,” the first two vessels will be built in #Finland at Davie Defense’s sister company, Helsinki Shipyard." www.navaltoday.com/2026/02/11/u...

Military investigators from Moscow came to arrest the Mayor of Pechenga. "Andrei Kuznetsov has made a number of serious mistakes," the authorities say

"Indian Refiners Urged to Buy More U.S. and #Venezuela #Oil" - #India #Russia oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...

The mission will tie together various allied activities in the region, according to NATO officials.

Confirmed: NATO launches Arctic Sentry, Denmark and Germany have already announced contributions:

❌ It seems that WhatsApp is now completely blocked in Russia - Russians report the disappearance of the messenger domain from the DNS servers of Roskomnadzor.

⚔️ Ukrainian forces have driven Russian troops out of the village of Kosivtse in the Zaporizhia region. Earlier, a group of Russian servicemen had entered the village and taken positions inside residential houses. militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...

The Network Behind Iran’s Internet Shutdown; From Engineering Disconnection to Profiting off Sanctions Filter Watch filter.watch/english/2026...