*** BESTPIX *** In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C-R) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at "sowing division" within Russian society and "damaging" the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they "will not succeed". (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)