Ukraine: The Latest Ukraine strikes 2,000km deep into Russia in 'longest range strike of the war' & Zelensky accuses Olympics of playing into Putin’s hands after Ukrainian athlete disqualified
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Feb 12, 2026 
Dominic Nicholls, Defence editor at The Telegraph, gives frontline and weapons analysis. Jeremy Wilson, chief sports reporter, covers Winter Olympics controversies. They discuss Ukraine’s claimed 2,000km strike on Russian infrastructure. They examine rising Russian casualties, NATO summit military support, and the dispute over a Ukrainian athlete’s commemorative helmet at the Games.
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Drone Warfare Driving High-Tempo Combat
- Ukraine reports huge drone activity and high daily combat figures, with thousands of aerial intercepts and hundreds of Russian munitions used in strikes. Russia concentrated on aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities, targeting energy infrastructure and causing large power outages.
Casualties Explain Russia's Slow Advance
- Independent analysis suggests Russia has suffered extremely high combat deaths, hampering operational progress and producing very slow daily territorial gains. The mismatch between Russian casualties and recruitment explains the stalemate on many sectors of the front.
Pearl Fund Gains Momentum
- NATO's Pearl fund has attracted multilateral contributions and is being used to procure prioritized Ukrainian requirements. The UK announced sizable immediate support including £150m to Pearl and large air-defence missile deliveries worth hundreds of millions.