Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired at Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found - despite his calls for a ceasefire.
Since he returned to office in January, recorded air strikes from Moscow have reached their highest levels of the war.
During his election campaign, the Republican promised to end Russia's war on Ukraine "in just 24 hours" if re-elected. Not only has he failed to keep that promise, but Vladimir Putin is apparently much more comfortable now than he was under Joe Biden's administration.
Trump has been accused by critics of favoring Russia, and his administration has halted the delivery of air defense munitions and other military equipment to Ukraine on two separate occasions.
Russia fired 27,158 rounds between January 20 - when Trump took office - and July 19, compared with 11,614 in the last six months of Biden's term.
Although Trump has repeatedly expressed anger at the escalating Russian attacks, his growing frustration does not appear to have affected Moscow's strategy.
Senator Chris Coons, the ranking Democrat on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told BBC Verify that Trump's decision to halt the arms deliveries in two cases, and his broader approach to Russian relations may have convinced the Kremlin that it had the freedom to increase attacks.
“It is clear that Putin feels emboldened by Trump's weakness and has increased his vicious attacks on the Ukrainian people, repeatedly attacking hospitals and maternity wards, the Ukrainian power grid and other civilian targets,“ he said.
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia is now producing up to 85 ballistic missiles per month, up from 44 in April 2024. Russia is reportedly producing 170 Geran drones per day, having built a huge production facility in the south of the country.