The Institute for the Study of War
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ISW: Kiev has evidence, North Koreans are already fighting in Kursk regionUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 14 that the Russian military has deployed North Korean soldiers in infantry attacks in the Kur ...15.12.2024118 -
ISW: Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western weapons are yielding resultsUkrainian strikes on military airfields in Russia and Russian air defense systems in the near rear areas may lead to a reduction in Russian air operat ...14.12.2024143 -
ISW: West expects second Oreshnik missile in coming daysRussian forces continue to achieve tactical successes south of Pokrovsk while hitting Ukraine's weak points and attempting to attack directly from ...12.12.2024149 -
ISW: Russia still does not know what its future is in SyriaThere continues to be a cautious and indecisive attempt at a Kremlin response to the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Sentinel-2 satellite ...11.12.2024111 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine cost Russia more than 200 billion. dollarsRussia continues to face huge costs needed to sustain its military effort against Ukraine, as rising economic tensions, labor shortages and systemic c ...10.12.2024230
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Heavy defeats! Russian Army Loses More Than 50 Soldiers Per Square Kilometer On Ukrainian FrontIn the fall of 2024, the Russian army lost about 53 soldiers per square kilometer in its advance on Ukrainian territories. This is what analysts from ...06.12.2024327 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin boasts of a stable economy, and the Central Bank raises the interest rateRussian President Vladimir Putin continues to champion Russia's economic stability and growth, while high interest rates and efforts to fight infl ...05.12.2024167 -
ISW: For the Kremlin, Syria is not a priority right nowRussia has evacuated naval assets from its base in Tartus, Syria, which may suggest that it does not intend to send significant reinforcements to the ...04.12.2024251 -
ISW: Putin Still Only Aims for Ukraine's SurrenderProminent voices in the Russian information space continues to emphasize that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only interested in peace negotiation ...03.12.2024228 -
ISW: Russia admits to using punitive stormtroopers in UkraineThe Russian military command may have imposed controversial restrictions on the use of private cars by Russian volunteers who deliver military and hum ...28.11.2024262 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin has not at all given up on the conquest of new territories in UkraineRussian officials continue to demonstrate that the Kremlin is seeking to seize more territory in Ukraine than it currently occupies, and is unwilling ...27.11.2024172 -
ISW: Russian troops may not achieve operational objectives soonRussian forces continue to make significant tactical progress in the western part of Donetsk Oblast, as well as in the eastern parts of Dnipropetrovsk ...26.11.2024438 -
ISW: Wagner is again recruiting fighters for the front in UkraineRussian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have tried to cover up the recent removal of the acting commander of the Southern Military District (SMU), Colon ...25.11.2024213 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin brags about new missile, but experts doubt its innovationThe Russian leadership continues to brag about the "Oreshnik" ballistic missile. launched over Ukraine on November 21, with a possible repea ...24.11.2024192 -
ISW: False reports lead to the removal of a top Russian generalThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have tried to cover up the recent removal from office of the acting commander of the Southern Military Distr ...24.11.2024311 -
ISW: A new non-analog Russian missile? Vladimir Putin is bluffing againRussian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian military leadership continue to praise the ballistic missile that Russian forces fired into Ukraine o ...23.11.2024214 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin continues to scare the West with his nuclear bombsRussian President Vladimir Putin signed the updated Russian nuclear doctrine on Nov. 19 in a clear response to the Biden administration's decision ...20.11.2024171 -
ISW: North Korean troops in Russia - little experience but much needed for nowThe New York Times (NYT) and Washington Post reported that US President Joe Biden authorized Ukrainian forces to use US-supplied ATACMS in limited str ...18.11.2024186 -
Wartime Economy! Vladimir Putin is seriously concerned about Russia's long-term stabilityНеотдавнашната икономическа политика на Кремъл показва, че руската икономика вероятно ще бъде изправена пред сериозни предизвикателства през 2025 г. и ...15.11.202495 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin still wants to dictate the terms of peace with UkraineThe Kremlin is trying to dictate the terms of possible "peaceful" talks with Ukraine ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald ...14.11.2024161 -
ISW: Kremlin Concerned About Public Support for Ukraine WarPatriarch Kirill, head of the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church (ROC MP), spoke about the continuing social and ideological divisions in Russ ...02.11.2024311 -
ISW: Kremlin not confident of winning war in Ukraine for two yearsKremlin is struggling to prepare the campaign for the Russian State Duma elections in September 2026 due to the uncertainty about the course of the wa ...31.10.2024227 -
ISW: Russian progress in Ukraine after more than two-and-a-half years of war is almost nilThe pace of Russia's offensive in Ukraine has picked up in recent weeks, but remains slow and consistent with positional warfare rather than rapid me ...30.10.2024180 -
Vladimir Putin did not deny that North Korean soldiers are in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin failed to deny the presence of North Korean military personnel in Russia on October 24, following official Ukrainian ...25.10.2024186 -
ISW: BRICS do not support Putin on war in UkraineThe adoption of a declaration on 23 October , the second day of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, showed that Russia has not yet secur ...24.10.2024137
